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Jae Jang, who had sought all necessary approvals for a new alcohol product, was pursued by the ATO for alleged fraud.

‘A big fishing expedition’: Tax office launches probe into case with devastating outcome

It took Jae Jang more than a decade to prove his innocence as he was pursued by the ATO, in a dispute that almost destroyed him, his family and his staff.

  • Dan Nolan and Georgia Done

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I gave up booze five years ago: these are the 10 questions I always get asked

I never planned to stop drinking altogether, but here we are. And people have questions, lots of questions. This is what I tell them.

  • Genevieve Quigley
Water woes for Greater Western Water’s 630,000 customers.

The serious risk you’re running having that glass of wine in the bath

Researchers investigating bathtub drownings have found almost 200 Australians have died in the past decade. One element is a major contributing factor.

  • Jack Gramenz
Those who choose not to drink shouldn’t be stigmatised, but alcohol can be powerful in bringing people together.

In an era of wellbeing obsessions, I’ve become deeply sober un-curious

Sure, we might be mitigating plenty of risk factors. But in the process of eliminating so many things from our lives, we also reduce connection, joy and humour.

  • Charlotte Mortlock

Rebuilding trust after rehab with uncertainty, love and scrambled eggs

My husband was just out of rehab for his self-destructive tendencies, and here I was, self-destructing in my own quieter, more Pinterest-worthy way.

  • Kate Halfpenny
The signs you have a drinking problem are not always obvious.

Is your drinking a problem? Four surprising signs to look out for

Everyone is familiar with the stereotypical alcoholic in a constant state of inebriation, but the signs your drinking is getting out of hand are not always obvious.

  • Jenny Tucker
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Alcohol went from something that brought us together to something that was dividing us.

‘Like being in bed with Richard Burton’: How alcohol became the third wheel in our marriage

My husband was worried that if things continued the way they were, he might die.

  • Kate Halfpenny
A man tends his market stall on a sandbar in the middle of the Moei River on the Thai- Myanmar border between Mae Sot and Myawaddy, Myanmar.

Sex drops and whiskey packets: The bizarre market built around a barbed wire fence

An international border separates the vendors from customers, while behind it people live in the middle of a river, knowing their houses will soon be washed away.

  • Zach Hope
How much booze is too much on an aircraft?

When the guy next to me on the flight downed his third bottle of wine, I felt unsafe

I’m no wowser, but allowing people to get drunk on planes is a recipe for disaster.

  • Vivienne Pearson
Sarah Rusbatch, pictured, wants to make sure her kids will never think “Mum can’t find out about this”.

I tried to change my daughter’s future – now Mother’s Day marketing to her makes me furious

Until my daughter was seven, she never saw me modelling healthy self-care. We did change that, over time – but some companies will only think inside the box.

  • Sarah Rusbatch

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