Liquor

Parents should be fined for giving their own children under 18 a glass of wine with dinner, a federal Liberal MP says.

Madison Stutynski has been busy in Canberra representing the views of the region - and addressing the problem of alcohol-fuelled violence - at youth forum Heywire.

Hoteliers have told a federal government inquiry into youth violence that pub brawls had not increased but attacks were more vicious and visible.

The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) says violence in hotels and pubs has become more vicious, erupts more easily and often involves weapons.

Toowoomba's hoteliers are waging a war against violent and unruly patrons.

Licensing: those who make money selling liquor should help pay for the cost to society of alcohol-related harm.

School-aged children swilling grog at the Spring Racing Carnival have caused restrictions on how much booze each punter can order.

Queensland's ambulance officers want licensed venues to stop using pool cues and glass ashtrays to reduce the risk of being assaulted.

Plans for the Gold Coast's biggest nightclub have been unveiled in a bid to spruce up Surfers Paradise's nightclub precinct.

Australians' love affair with grog is so great they'd rather give up sex, their car and their friends than lay off the bottle for a month, a survey shows.