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Alcohol is the most widely consumed drug in Australia and is frequently available at social and cultural activities. [12] On a per capita scale, 10.3 litres of pure alcohol were consumed by each Australian in 2010. The average amongst OECD countries was 9.1 litres.
In most of Australia, an alcoholic beverage is one of greater than 1.15% alcohol by volume, but in Queensland and Victoria it is one of greater than 0.5% alcohol by volume. Swan Light, a very low-alcohol beer (0.9%) is considered a soft drink in Western Australia, as would a shandy made with low-alcohol beer, whereas kombucha is considered ...
It was created to limit the operation of Section 92 of the Constitution of Australia (which ensures free trade among the States) by granting States complete legislative power to regulate alcohol regardless of where the alcohol was originally produced. [2] It is similar in effect to the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution. [3]
In particular, alcohol must never exceed 0.05g of alcohol in every 100ml of blood; limits for certain categories of drivers are lower, differing in different states. Australian laws allow police officers to stop any driver and perform a random breath test or drug test without reason.
Guidelines generally give recommended amounts measured in grams (g) of pure alcohol per day or week. Some guidelines also express alcohol intake in standard drinks or units of alcohol. The size of a standard drink varies widely among the various guidelines, from 8g to 20g, as does the recommended number of standard drinks per day or week.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare states that 80% of Australians regularly consume alcohol. [1] In Australia, a third of the population live in remote and rural areas, where a proportion of these adults engage in risk-taking behaviours such as excessive alcohol misuse which is significantly higher than in major cities of Australia. [1]
Australians have a distinctive drawl that one communications expert has attributed, at least in part, to alcohol consumption. Dean Frenkel, a lecturer at Victoria University in Australia, recently ...
Pages in category "Alcohol law in Australia" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...