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Sometimes drinkers loose senate preselection fairly!

“Jacinta Price, the deputy mayor of Alice Springs council … defeated first-term Country Liberal incumbent Samantha McMahon, who was last week asked to leave the Senate chamber because her colleagues believed she was heavily under the influence of alcohol. She denied she was drunk and later said she was ‘unwell.’” (Rob Harris, “Conservative Indigenous activist …

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Alcohol available means violence available

“It is well-established that increases in the availability of alcohol contributes to increases in alcohol-related violence. Research in Melbourne has found that there is a strong association between family violence and the concentration of off licence (packaged or take-away liquor outlets in an area. The study concluded that a ten per cent increase in off-licence …

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Exploiters and Drinkers: Evangeline Booth “Drink has drained more blood…”

Evangeline Booth’s Indictment: Who should know better the effects of liquor than this brilliant woman, from her experience in the redemptive work of the Salvation Army? Says she: Drink has drained more blood, Hung more crepe, Sold more homes, Plunged more people into bankruptcy, Armed more villians, Slain more children, Snapped more wedding rings, Defiled …

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Drinking Alcohol vs Christianity – Catherine Booth, Salvation Army, 1879

THE subject upon which I have been requested to write a paper is, “The Value of Temperance in connection with Religious Aggressive Effort.” Before entering directly on the subject, I want to make two or three preliminary remarks, and, I. It may be well to explain that we understand religious aggressive effort to be, that …

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