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Australia PM warns on Aboriginal 'rivers of grog'

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard warned that "rivers of grog" were beginning to flow again in Aboriginal communities as she unveiled a mixed report on tackling indigenous disadvantage.

Aborigines perform for a Sydney exhibition on October 1, 2010. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard warned that "rivers of grog" were beginning to flow again in Aboriginal communities as she unveiled a mixed report on tackling indigenous disadvantage.

Gillard took aim at local governments rolling back strict alcohol bans on Aborigines in the nation's fifth annual "Closing the Gap" address on improving indigenous welfare, employment and education.

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