On the same day as her address to the 21st National General Assembly, Rosie Batty, 2015 Australian of the Year, also launched the National framework for action to prevent alcohol-related family violence. Developed by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, the framework proposes strategies, policies and programs to all levels of government in a bid to reduce or even prevent alcohol-related family violence across the community.
The framework proposes actions to reduce the physical availability of alcohol including introducing stringent controls on liquor licence approval processes, restrictions on trading hours, a licensing freeze or buybacks in areas saturated with liquor licences and the termination of 24-hour liquor licences.
The framework contains four priority areas for action and a total of 20 action areas with an emphasis on stopping alcohol-related family violence before it happens.
Read more about the framework by downloading a summary of the report, or the full report.