Melbourne gin drinkers throw back at Junipalooza
Victorian gin drinkers came in their thousands to a small market in North Melbourne last month for a Junipalooza Gin Festival.
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Aussies acting up abroad
With an increasing number of Year 12 students heading overseas for their post-HSC celebrations, The Newsroom’s Anthony Johnston looks at the associated risks.
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Video special: Locked out, a cocktail of two cities
The NSW Government first introduced lockout laws and last drink restrictions to areas of Sydney in 2014. Since then debate has raged about its value and purpose.
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Health lobby calls for alcohol price rise to cut consumption
Wine, cider and beer drinkers may soon have to pay more for their favourite drinks if proposed alcohol tax increases are implemented.
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How alcohol facilitates misery – it’s clear to see
Have you ever burst into tears or tried to get into a fight after a few drinks? Turns out the alcohol may not be entirely to blame.
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Is this the end for hangovers?
That throbbing head and nauseous feeling is punishment for a big night out. But is the hangover about to be a thing of the past?
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Alcohol interlocks: lifesavers?
Despite countless campaigns targeting drink driving in today’s youth culture, statistics show that 190 people have been killed on Victorian roads this year alone.
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Drink spiking: A night out turned nightmare
The reality for anybody who has had their drink spiked is a scary one, and to make it worse, the person responsible may not even be fined.
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In vino veritas – best of the bottom shelf
We all want to buy and drink good wine, but is that possible with only $4?
DetailsLockout law spin off
The effectiveness of Sydney’s controversial lockout laws has been called into question ahead of the government’s yearly review.
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