Australian beer drinkers are paying among the highest prices in the world, turning competition and political scrutiny on a foreign-owned brewing duopoly.
Carlton & United Breweries and Lion Nathan, both Japanese owned, control about 80 to 85 per cent of the local beer brewing market.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
