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‘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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Alcohol-free beer.

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
Mary Lee (1821–1909) was a key figure in the women’s suffrage movement at the end of the 19th century, one of the first initiatives advancing gender equality. Image: State Library of South Australia

These wowser women aren’t obvious feminist heroes. But their rallying cry rings through the ages

Exactly 130 years ago, women in South Australia were granted the right to vote. It was the culmination of a crusade against the demon drink, and family violence.

  • Justine Toh
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Georgia Sandoe-Simpson is flying back to Australia with her mother Tanya after being hospitalised in a suspected alcohol poisoning in Fiji.

Mother-daughter dream holiday turns to ‘worst nightmare’

Georgia Sandoe-Simpson and her mother are returning home to Sydney after a suspected alcohol poisoning at a resort in Fiji.

  • Jessica McSweeney, Penry Buckley and Riley Walter
The Warwick Resort, Fiji.

Australians reported to be among seven tourists poisoned, rushed to hospital in Fiji

Seven people were taken from a resort to hospital having become sick after drinking cocktails.

  • Roy Ward and Angus Thomson
If you do want to exercise hungover, staying hydrated is important.

You just woke up hungover. Will exercise help you feel better?

It’s the season of holiday parties and hangovers. Here are the benefits of pushing through the pain.

  • Talya Minsberg

Why you should think twice before reaching for that low-carb beer

A new Australian study suggests the “health halo” around alcoholic drinks marketed as low-carb or low-sugar is misleading.

  • Lauren Ironmonger

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