The next time you're out in Melbourne or anywhere in Sydney that isn't Kings Cross, spare a thought for our Queensland-based brethren and the emotional roller-coaster they're being put through with respect to their late-night partying landscape.
Despite reports late last week and over the weekend affirming that the present Labor state government would be exploring extreme behavioural measures such as the random breathalysing of punters in clubs and pubs, Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath has released a statement via her spokesperson to deny that her office is seeking to introduce anything of the kind.
Once again reaffirming the government's commitment to their election promise of tackling alcohol-fuelled violence in the state's night-entertainment hot spots, the statement indicates exactly on which areas the plan targets — service restrictions based on alcohol content and what time of day it is, plus the widely contentious 1am lockout — and which it doesn't.
"There is no plan to random breath-test drinkers and there never has been," the statement said.
"We are continuing to consult with a broad range of industry and community stakeholders and plan to have legislation before the House this year."
