The Northern Territory has become Australia's first jurisdiction to impose a minimum price on alcohol with new laws banning cheap $4-to-$5 bottles of wine favoured by alcoholics.
From Monday a minimum price of $1.30 per standard drink or unit of alcohol applies, meaning a bottle of wine can't be sold for less than $9.
With Territorians having the highest rates of hospitalisation related to alcohol abuse in Australia, the case for tackling the problem was clear, Health Minister and Attorney General Natasha Fyles said.
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