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

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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

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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