Alcopops defeat would give distillers $290m

The Australian – Sydney,Australia
He wants a curb on alcohol advertising during sporting matches and health warnings on alcohol. Senator Fielding did not return The Australian’s calls …

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Many Teens Don’t Taste Alcohol in Sweet Drinks

Australian researchers report that one of four teens say they cannot detect the taste of alcohol in sweet “alcopop” drinks, the Melbourne Herald Sun reported Feb. 27.

Researchers at the consumer group Choice had 18- and 19-year-old volunteers taste 10 drinks, including soft drinks, alcopops, beer and wine, and concluded that sugar and flavorings served to mask the 4.5-percent alcohol content in the alcopops. Click for more

30 per cent’ more drink drivers charged

ABC Regional Online – Australia
Northern New South Wales police say they are disappointed with how many people they have caught drinking and driving in the first few days of Operation Safe .. Click for more

More than a third of Australians risk drink-drive – survey

Melbourne Herald Sun – Australia
ALARMING research shows more than a third of Australian drivers have got behind the wheel even when they suspected they were over the drink-driving limit. … Click for more

Arrested priest blows 11-times over DUI limit

NEWS.com.au – Australia
A POLISH Roman Catholic priest is facing a holy row after he was caught at the wheel following a drinking spree that left him 11 times over the limit, … Click for more

Women new face of drink driving

Sunshine Coast Daily – Queensland,Australia
“Girls are telling me they are drinking vodka cruisers and mixed drinks and maybe they aren’t comprehending the level of alcohol in them. …
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Drunk driver ‘had to get son to school’

The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
After testing positive during a roadside breath test, the 40-year-old man allegedly told police that he was driving after drinking because he needed to drop … Click for more