Monday, December 19, 2005

[Australia] An opportunity to tackle the complex issues behind the violence / sydney Morning Herald, 18 Dec 2005

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Anne Davies
"The Police Commissioner, Ken Moroney, identified alcohol as an important element in the riots at Cronulla. But the State Government is preparing to extend the liquor trading hours. This is despite an alcohol summit which found alcohol was a big health issue in NSW.
Moroney was at pains to urge parents to take more responsibility for their children's behaviour. He was right, but treating it simply as an individual problem of discipline will fail to get to the bottom of a complex set of issues for Sydney."