Podchaser Logo
Podchaser Logo
Charts
Loosening easter drinking rules will do more harm - expert

Loosening easter drinking rules will do more harm - expert

Released Wednesday, 1st April 2026
Good episode? Give it some love!
Loosening easter drinking rules will do more harm - expert

Loosening easter drinking rules will do more harm - expert

Loosening easter drinking rules will do more harm - expert

Loosening easter drinking rules will do more harm - expert

Wednesday, 1st April 2026
Good episode? Give it some love!
Rate Episode
List

Families already struggling with alcohol harm will be worse off if Easter alcohol restrictions are loosened acording to a public heallth adviser. Currently, businesses with an on-licence can only sell alcohol if the customer is "residing or lodging" on the premises, or "present on the premises to dine." However a member's bill, from Labour's Kieran McAnulty, would let premises already open on Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Anzac Day morning and Christmas Day to sell alcohol under normal licence conditions - that means people won't have to order food. Sarah Sneyd, a senior senior health promotion adviser at Alcohol HealthWatch spoke to Lisa Owen.

Show More
Rate
List

Join Podchaser to...

  • Rate podcasts and episodes
  • Follow podcasts and creators
  • Create podcast and episode lists
  • & much more
Do you host or manage this podcast?
Claim and edit this page to your liking.
,