Alcohol
Opinion
Opinion
I quit booze for a month, can’t vouch for the makeover
After a month of none-days, your correspondent is a glass-half-full kind of guy. Sorry to poop the teetotal party.
- by Michael Koziol
Latest
Teals say Japanese brewing giant’s Hard Solo doesn’t pass the pub test
North Sydney MP Kylea Tink says an alcoholic version of the soft drink should not have been approved for sale, raising questions about industry self-regulation.
- by Angus Thomson
Exclusive
Health
Hard Solo sparks formal complaint over claims it appeals to minors
The Cancer Council is concerned brewing giant Asahi is leveraging a brand popular with children to market alcohol to underage drinkers.
- by Angus Thomson
Outcry over lack of consultation on Collingwood sobering-up centre
Residents fear the impact the new centre will have on their streets, claiming the state government announced the facility without consulting them.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Cara Waters
Opinion
Non-alcoholic drinks
Non-alcoholic booze is the dumbest invention since the appendix
Zero-alcohol beverages are framed as the lesser of two evils, a gateway to sobriety. But what if the gate swings both ways?
- by Cherie Gilmour
Exclusive
City life
Collingwood chosen as location for first sobering-up centre
The state government expects the centre to be open before new public drunkenness laws come into force in November.
- by Cara Waters
Opinion
Drug reform
Legalising cocaine would give ganglords what they fear most: Centrelink
Our communities are vulnerable and our streets are unsafe because the war on drugs policy empowers drug gangs rather than stopping them.
- by Cate Faehrmann
Alcohol isn’t good for us, but is drinking in moderation still OK?
It’s unlikely we’ll look back on the way we drink today and raise a glass to our good health.
- by Sarah Berry
‘Kids’ parties became just another excuse to have a drink’
For Australian women, binge-drinking during adulthood is often a habit that starts in adolescence. Ahead, three women reveal the moment they knew it was time to make a change.
- by Elli Jacobs
Habits have changed, but more Australians drinking than before pandemic
While alcohol consumption has fallen from the heights of the pandemic, there are hundreds of thousands more Australians drinking than there were before the COVID-19 lockdowns.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Is it ever OK to mix alcohol and exercise?
While experts recommend avoiding alcohol before, during and after exercise, there are ways to drink safely – if you have to.
- by Danielle Friedman