Pictured above is the alleged perpetrator of a punch that left a 29 year old Irish man in hospital in an induced coma.
The man is being led away by police following a brawl which allegedly started due to someone jumping a queue outside a nightclub at Bondi Junction last weekend.
The victim, Jason Cierans was enjoying a night out with friends when he was struck around 1am. He was rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital for surgery.
Read more at 9News.com.au
Talk show host Graham Norton can now also enjoy the title of winemaker, having teamed up with New Zealand based Invivo Wines to create his second Sauvignon Blanc.
The first version, created from scratch by Norton was a runaway success in 2014, which led to the second version which will be available on our shores. Watch what went into the making here.
Yet another example of the consequences drink driving has been reported on Smh.com.au. A man five times over the legal alcohol limit has been charged following a crash that left woman in hospital in Marulan.
The accident happened just after 1:30pm on Wednesday on the Hume Highway, when the 2 vehicles collided, leaving an 80 year old woman in a serious condition in hospital.
The driver of the second vehicle was uninjured and after being tested by police, returned a positive reading of 0.270. The 32 year old man was arrested at the scene.
Read more: Smh.com.au
Students at North Rockhampton High School are being taught a valuable lesson on drink driving using beer goggles and a golf buggy.
The young driver didn’t make it through without hitting into any markers, proving that a drunk driver could have hit into any number of obstacles on the road including pedestrians and other cars.
Source: TheMorningBulletin.com.au
Watch this video from BBC News about why mixing booze and air travel is risky.
Even when travelling its important to remember, it isn’t the time to let loose and get drunk. Only drink in moderation and be responsible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkWzCczKmhA
We all know that buzzed feeling you get after a few drinks but why does this happen and why does too much alcohol have the opposite effect on us?
Alcohol increases the amount of dopamine in your brain, creating a feeling of pleasure.As you drink more alcohol, your blood-alcohol concentration rises and different parts of your brain are affected.
Alcohol then affects your cerebral cortex and alters your thinking and senses. It also affects your cerebellum, throwing off your balance. The hypothalamus and pituitary gland are affected influencing things like your sex drive and the medulla is also affected, impacting your heart rate, breathing etc. Read more here.
Problems with alcohol may be inherited, according to a geneticist and author Dr Margaret Smith.
One only needs to look at the number of celebrities whose children have followed in their footsteps when it comes to alcohol abuse to realise there must be a link between our genes and our drinking habits, the latest example is the tragic death of Bobbi Kristina Brown in much the same manner as her mother Whitney Houston.
According to Dr Smith a novelty seeking gene DRD4 may be to blame.
A family history of depression and anxiety may also have something to do with it.
Find out more about Dr Smith’s research.
An increase in the number of alcohol related ambulance calls in Victoria is concerning especially because paramedics say they get more alcohol call outs than ice and drug related call outs.
According to a report by health organisation, Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre, there was an 11.8 per cent increase in ambulances attending alcohol-related emergencies in Melbourne in 2013-14.
Read more at www.9news.com.au
People in dry communities are using Vegemite sandwich spread to make alcohol, but the Prime Minister has warned against the ban of Vegemite.
A “Vegemite watch” is off the table, according to Prime Minister Tony Abbott. He said that it is more important that we ensure that remote communities are being properly policed.”
Find out more here.