Alcohol restrictions protect Aboriginal people, high court rules

Australian Eastern Time — Saturday, June 22, 2013

Alcohol restrictions protect Aboriginal people, high court rules

Alcohol management plans do not breach racial discrimination laws because they are "special measures" designed to protect vulnerable indigenous communities, Australia's high court has ruled. In a ruling handed down in Canberra on Wednesday, the court ...

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Alcohol restrictions protect Aboriginal people, high court rules

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