Central bankers and those other guardians of the world’s monetary system at the International Monetary Fund have one thing in common with the chairmen of football teams.
Alcohol consumption
Memo to Perth’s mayor: get with the evidence on liquor licensing
Last week Perth Mayor Lisa Scaffidi claimed liquor licensing restrictions - particularly regarding energy drinks - are strangling the city and inhibiting its growth. A vast body of research begs to differ, writes Sarah Jaggard.
It’s official: Aussies are boozehounds
Possum Comitatus rakes through new ABS stats on Australian alcohol consumption: on average, we’re each consuming about 806 standard alcoholic drinks a year.
Should the legal drinking age be raised to reduce road crash deaths?
There are more effective ways for Australia to reduce road crash deaths due to alcohol, apart from raising the legal drinking age, writes Dr Alex Wodak.
Questions for the NHMRC on behalf of pregnant tipplers
Pregnant women enjoying the occasional tipple will now incur the wrath of grapes, due to new alcohol guidelines from the National Health and Medical Research Council, writes Jennifer Doggett.
New drinking guidelines are about informed decisions, not wowserism
Unsafe drinking doesn’t only harm the drinker — many other people also pay a price, writes Jon Currie.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Drink less but worry more … As the weekend went on the alarm about the booze continued … Forget the sham - Follow the Congressional practice … A serious attempt at internet news … Wine companies would be fined but will juicy ones? … A Zoroastrian investment …
