According to The Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian drinking rates are at their lowest in 50 years.
They revealed that there were 9.7 litres of pure alcohol available for consumption for every Australian aged 15 years and over in 2013-14 – the equivalent of 2.1 standard drinks per person per day.
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FARE recently released its annual alcohol consumption poll claiming that 75 per cent of Australians believe that the nation has a problem with alcohol abuse.
The Australian Hotels Association (WA) have rejected the findings. Its CEO Bradley Woods says that there are problems with the poll’s distribution of respondents. What do you think?
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Euromonitor, a market research company has predicted that in Australia, total alcoholic drinks volume is up 0.2 per cent in 2014, representing 2.8 billion litres of alcohol.
Some of the other findings include:
Source: Hospitality Magazine
Part of Responsible Service of Alcohol means not serving or selling alcohol to minors and asking for IDs to prove that customers are the age they say.
Yet a professor at Curtin University claims that at least half of young people find it easy to buy alcohol. He was speaking on ABC’s Radio National.
Professor Mike Daube said some retailers are responsible when it comes to selling alcohol to minors, but many are not. He also called for the government to act.
ALSA has refuted these claims and says that data suggests otherwise.
Read more about it here.
Would you believe that the size and shape of your glass can affect the amount of beer you drink? Well according to the results of a recent study, it can.
Two studies from the University of Bristol in England indicate that drinkers can slow down their drinking just by choosing the right glass or marking it to indicate the volume of the drink.
According to researchers drinking from a straight glass rather than a curved one could help you drink slower.
Do you prefer a tall thin glass or short thick glass? Well if you prefer a short glass you are probably drinking around 30 per cent more, the study shows.
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Whether its a matter of enjoying your favourite cocktail or savoring your meal at a Michelin star restaurant, we all want our senses to work at their optimum including our sense of taste.
According to a post on News.com.au, on average, people lose half their taste receptors by the time they turn 20 years old.While our sense of taste does dull over time, the good news is that there are ways of enhancing them.
We should also note that too much alcohol can actually affect your sense of taste.
Visit News.com.au to find out what you can do to enhance the taste of your food.
Official statistics released recently indicate that lock-out laws have had a positive effect on Sydney’s night life.
Lockout laws, limiting the sale of alcohol in the CBD and Kings Cross and access to alcohol has been given a thumbs up by top criminologist and director of the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Don Weatherburn.
The bureau’s study shows a 40 per cent fall in the number of assaults in the CBD and a fall of 32 per cent in Kings Cross following the introduction of the laws.
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As servers of alcohol, it is our responsibility to ensure that customers don’t drink and get behind the wheel of a car, if we can help it. But what happens when train drivers drink?
Apparently nearly a dozen Queensland Rail train drivers tested positive to alcohol and drugs while at work over the last 2 years. Although this is just a fraction of the number of total staff employed by Queensland Rail, it really makes you think twice before getting into one of these!
Campaigners are calling on the Queensland state government to make good on their pledge to address alcohol fuelled violence in entertainment districts.
Campaigners want drinks to stop being sold at 2am across the state but remain open to sell food and non-alcoholic beverages. Find out more here.
It is important that alcohol servers are doing the right thing when it comes to Responsible Service of Alcohol, don’t know what that entails? You need to complete the RSA course now.
According to an SA based keg supplier, Hoshizaki lancer, there has been a surge in the number of restaurants offering beer on tap.
Demand among restaurant and cafe patrons has led to these venues having kegs installed so that they can serve draught rather than bottle beer.
As beer drinkers become more fussy, demanding fresher craft beers, draught beer is gaining in popularity.
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