Alcohol

Health & Medicine
Even low levels of alcohol use during pregnancy are linked to changes in unborn babies
New research shows that occasional exposure to alcohol may influence facial shape and brain development

Health & Medicine
Domestic violence linked to alcohol use is a national emergency
Alcohol and other drug use increases the severity of violence towards victim survivors, but the drug and alcohol sector and the domestic violence sector remain stubbornly siloed

Health & Medicine
Australia’s COVID-19 relationship with booze
Our country has a long and often troubled relationship with alcohol, and COVID-19 isolation has the potential to bring out the worst of our national battle with the bottle

Sciences & Technology
A robot nose for a true brew
The aroma of beer is a key indicator of its quality, now new technology can ‘sniff’ a beer to help brewers create top notch tasty brews and innovative flavours

Arts & Culture
A toast to Anzac Day
Celebrating ANZAC Day with a drink is a long tradition, but one that has always been contested

Politics & Society
After the party
When vulnerable, drug-affected clubbers find themselves on the streets, how can we keep them safe in the 21st century?

Politics & Society
Could new trade rules mean a lack of health warnings on alcohol?
As trade talks get underway around resurrecting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), regional trade agreements are moving toward rules that make it harder to have health warnings on wine and spirits

Sciences & Technology
Under the Microscope
How a longing for ‘real beer’ turned a hobby into a career
When Dr Charlie Pagel moved to Melbourne he missed English ales so much he started brewing his own. Now he teaches the art and science of micro-brewing.

Health & Medicine
Podcast
Can’t give it up: The science behind addiction and the brain
A neuroscientist’s view of habitual and compulsive drug and alcohol use, and the power of psychological dependence