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Banned drinkers register expanded to Carnarvon in effort to reduce alcohol abuse

It is hoped the register will help reduce alcohol abuse and related problems. (ABC News: Erin Parke)

Liquor laws will be significantly strengthened in a remote Western Australian town plagued by crime, with police being given the power to put people on a "banned drinkers" register.

The Banned Drinkers Register (BDR) is aimed at reducing alcohol-related harm and will now be expanded to Carnarvon after being trialled in the Pilbara, Kimberley and Goldfields regions.

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