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There are calls to crackdown on alcohol delivery.

Curfews, time delays on alcohol delivery urged after woman drank herself to death

Kathleen Arnold, 30, was found dead with a blood-alcohol reading of .54. Her death prompted calls for a crackdown on alcohol home delivery services.

  • Erin Pearson

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Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are at the opposite ends of the fentanyl crisis in the US.

How drug labs in China fuel Trump’s global trade war

The Wuhan company didn’t bother with the dark web. It spruiked its goods right in the open, showing mounds of white powder that were available in a “Mexico hot sale″⁣.

  • Lisa Visentin
Matildas star Sam Kerr is facing charges of “racially aggravated harassment” of a police officer.

I get Sam Kerr’s fear, all women do. But that doesn’t give you a free pass

Women have all had enough of being mansplained to, sexually assaulted, or kissed without permission, that we want to jump straight to the sisterhood.

  • Kate Halfpenny
According to experts, someone wanting to get help is a good sign.

‘Men’s drinking is more forgivable’: Why it’s harder for women to give up alcohol

There are several reasons women face more barriers when trying to get help with problem drinking, say experts.

  • Paula Goodyer
A past court sketch of Patrick Stephenson.

Samantha Murphy’s alleged killer fined over drug-driving offences

Patrick Stephenson has been convicted over a drunken motorcycle crash that occurred months before the Ballarat mother’s alleged murder.

  • Melissa Cunningham
‘The best feeling ever’: Maz Compton says her life changed for the better when she gave up alcohol.

Nearly half of Australians want to drink less. So, why don’t they?

People say that alcohol affects their physical and mental health along with their sleep. But why is it so hard to cut back or quit when they want to?

  • Sarah Berry
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At $30b and rising, alcohol-free booze is becoming big business

The market for non-alcoholic booze grew by roughly 20 per cent in 2023, compared with 8 per cent for alcoholic drinks. How big will it get?

  • The Economist

How to get that party buzz, even when you’re not drinking

It doesn’t matter why you’ve chosen not to drink this summer. Here are some tips for surviving the party season sober.

  • Elizabeth Angell
Anecdotally it seems many adult Australians also plan to abstain from drinking in the new year.

My New Year’s resolution is to give up alcohol. Many Australians will be joining me

New Year’s resolutions are a good if minor example of our need for optimism. They speak of a sense of hope that we can change ourselves. And in changing ourselves we can change the world.

  • Barney Zwartz
The last remaining Australian hospitalised following the incident at Fiji’s Warwick Resort was 
 discharged from hospital on Wednesday.

Methanol ruled out as final Australian discharged following Fiji poisoning

The Fijian government says testing has shown methanol poisoning was not the cause of an incident which led to four Australians and three others being hospitalised.

  • Penry Buckley

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/alcohol-5wg