Why is beer so expensive?

Why is beer so expensive?

Inflation for most goods and services has been falling since late 2022,but the price of beer has risen at its fastest rate in decades.

  • byRachel Clun

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Trevor knew his drinking was killing him. At the time,he didn’t care
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Healthcare

Trevor knew his drinking was killing him. At the time,he didn’t care

Deaths caused by alcohol have reached their highest rate in a decade,according to a new report that calls on the federal government to do more to protect Australians from the harms of excessive drinking.

  • byHenrietta Cook andAisha Dow
Gen Z is not drinking – and it’s threatening Perth’s live music scene

Gen Z is not drinking – and it’s threatening Perth’s live music scene

A sharp decline in alcohol consumption among risk-averse young adults is undermining the live music scene,which has long relied on the sale of booze.

  • byMark Naglazas
‘Once-in-a-generation’ overhaul to prison drug program will help ‘missed’ inmates
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Prisons

‘Once-in-a-generation’ overhaul to prison drug program will help ‘missed’ inmates

Prisoners across the state will now have access to treatment for drug and alcohol issues immediately after arrest under a new $2.5 million intervention pilot.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
Football codes need to just say no … to beer
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NRL 2024

Football codes need to just say no … to beer

When you look at damage done by drugs to footballers,does cocaine even begin to compare to the damage done by alcohol?

  • byPeter FitzSimons
We live in the nanniest of nanny states,but is it our own fault?
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Pubs

We live in the nanniest of nanny states,but is it our own fault?

As Brisbane prepares to invite the world to our city in 2032,perhaps we should be a little more relaxed in our hardline approach to drinking,and treat adults like adults.

  • byCameron Atfield
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What happens to your relationship when one of you stops drinking?

What happens to your relationship when one of you stops drinking?

Giving up alcohol can shift the dynamics in a relationship. Here’s how to navigate that change.

  • byPaula Goodyer
Rupert spent two weeks in Bali without drinking. He’s not alone

Rupert spent two weeks in Bali without drinking. He’s not alone

They’re calling it The Next Big Dry – young Australian travellers overseas turning their back on alcohol-fuelled partying and instead opting for high sobriety.

  • bySue Williams
Last orders,honourable members – there’s a community to serve

Last orders,honourable members – there’s a community to serve

Lying in the gutter is a shameful badge of office and most Australians now want federal MPs to be subject to random drug and alcohol tests.

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Voters back drug and alcohol tests for politicians

Voters back drug and alcohol tests for politicians

Only 4 per cent of voters in the Resolve Political Monitor said it was “fine” for politicians to drink at work,while 68 per cent said they should not drink at all when working.

  • byDavid Crowe
Hard Solo and Gen Z are driving a new wave of lemon drinks,says Endeavour boss

Hard Solo and Gen Z are driving a new wave of lemon drinks,says Endeavour boss

Lemon-flavoured drinks are in,says the CEO of Dan Murphy’s and BWS’ parent company,and spritzers are about to make a comeback.

  • byJessica Yun