Public Drunkenness

Apryl Watson, Tanya Day's daughter

Apryl Watson, Tanya Day's daughter Source: SBS

The Victorian government is reforming public drunkenness laws after the arrest of an Aboriginal woman who was injured in police custody.


Victoria's Attorney-General, Jill Hennessy hopes that once the change takes effect, there will be a public health approach rather than a criminal response.


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