Alcohol

It's believed methanol was in the cocktails that poisoned two 19-year-old girls from Melbourne in Laos.

The Monash Addiction Research Centre’s deputy director Suzanne Nielsen says the findings are not ‘terribly surprising’.

A coronial inquest has heard "excessive speed, inexperience [and] intoxication" were just some of the factors that likely contributed to the fatal crash that killed a 21-year-old Canberra man in 2022.

As the NT government brings tough new public drinking measures to parliament, an independent politician is warning Aboriginal people sleeping rough to consider leaving town centres.

Prague has banned night-time pub crawls organised by travel agencies. Is this the end of the stag do?

People drinking alcohol in public could be fined more than $900 and arrested under new "nuisance public drinking" rules set to become law in the Northern Territory next week.

When Sam Goding was in the grips of alcoholism, he says the price of alcohol didn't matter — he'd reach for methylated spirits mixed with soft drink if he had to. He's on the fence about whether plans to remove the NT's alcohol floor price will make a difference.

An Alice Springs brewery will be allowed to continue selling takeaway alcohol on days other businesses in the town are banned following an investigation by the NT Liquor Commission.

Some would say South Australia is too cold for the tropical agave plant, but one couple hopes to disprove that theory with the country's second-ever commercial agave planting.

David Littleproud faces a backlash from senior Liberals over the National Party leader's "freelancing" pledge to consider freezing beer excise under a future Coalition government.

A Kimberley man who helps rehabilitate family and domestic violence perpetrators says he has had fewer referrals since liquor restrictions were introduced, as the state government reports an "almost immediate" drop in violence.

Organisations trying to address social unrest in Alice Springs are calling on the NT's Country Liberal Party to scrap election commitments which will force alcoholics into mandatory treatment programs and bring back cheap alcohol.

The Daylesford community has described a "landmark decision" to knock back Dan Murphy's application to operate a store in the town as a significant victory.

Police say Bojangles patrons were not the "primary instigators" of violence in Alice Springs on July 8, which contributed to the declaration of the outback town's second curfew.

NSW Premier Chris Minns said the night-time economy would benefit from alcohol restrictions being eased, however, the substance should stay out of parliament.

NSW independent MP Rod Roberts has accused NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb of buying "in excess of 100 bottles of gin" using taxpayer funds. The commissioner said the speech was "solely intended" to damage her reputation.

It is one of the big challenges of parenting; setting rules around alcohol with teenagers. Is it a good idea to give them a taste early? Is that even legal? 

Multiple former Adult and Teen Challenge residents have spoken to the ABC about their concerns. An advocate says the government has known the sector's issues for years.

World-first Australian research shows teenagers find zero-alcohol products appealing and they're drinking them to learn about the taste of alcohol, leading to a conditioning that has experts worried.

The peak body for NT hospitality says police have used emergency powers to shut down venues for 48 hours with little evidence of wrongdoing.