There are significant issues in the NT that impose upon us because of alcohol and its use. Excessive consumption of alcohol  is contributing to significant negative outcomes.

• It Is a primary cause of domestic violence – up to 100 cases every day in the NT.
• It leads to an escalating number of DV deaths, primarily of Aboriginal women.
• It is the motivation behind numerous break-ins to hospitality venues and private homes.
• Alcohol consumption is encouraged among visitors to Darwin  because drinkers are fed and accommodated by charities, leaving more money available for purchasing alcohol.
• Excessive drinking by adults forces children out of their homes and onto the streets because it is not safe for them at home.
• Alcohol costs the government tens of millions of dollars each year for policing, corrections costs, bottle shop patrolling, repairs to damage and vandalised infrastructure… the list goes on. 
• Alcohol is responsible for   major social and economic issues in the Northern Territory