Research Action Awards 2024: Professor James Smith
Explore the impactful work of Professor James Smith from Flinders University’s Rural and Remote Health Northern Territory. With the NT holding the highest per capita alcohol consumption in Australia, Professor Smith has been a driving force behind critical policy reforms and programs to reduce alcohol-related harm. His research has informed the NT Alcohol Harm Minimisation Action Plan, initiatives like the Banned Drinker Register and Minimum Unit Pricing, and the rejection of a Dan Murphy liquor licence in Darwin.