Alcohol
‘Pitchforks out’ over lack of consultation over 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
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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
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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
I didn’t want to demonise my alcoholic mother in her eulogy – but I wasn’t going to lie either
When Jo Pybus sat down to write her mother’s eulogy, she agonised over every word. Would it be the life story of a colourful character, or a functioning alcoholic?
- by Jo Pybus
Opinion
Advertising
Alcohol-free drinks companies are taking us for a ride on price
Drinks that contain alcohol are hit with a heavy additional excise, sometimes more than 30 per cent. Alcohol-free drinks don’t have this excise, so why are they almost the same price?
- by Cameron Shackell
‘Every phone is a bottle shop’: Pandemic hangover prompts booze ban call
The number of Australians seeking help for alcohol use has surged as health workers call for a crackdown on home delivery and advertising.
- by Aisha Dow