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Bootlegger boom: big excise fuels black market booze

Bootlegger boom: big excise fuels black market booze

The government is being urged to cut the alcohol excise before the horse has bolted and another black market like illicit tobacco becomes entrenched.

Turning wine into fuel could bolster local supplies

Turning wine into fuel could bolster local supplies

Turning wine into fuel could bolster local supplies

Turning wine into fuel could bolster local supplies

More than 350 million bottles of wine are gathering dust in Australian storage, and industry figures have an ingenious plan to stop them heading for the bin.

Beef over EU deal boils over as security ties touted

Beef over EU deal boils over as security ties touted

Beef over EU deal boils over as security ties touted

Beef over EU deal boils over as security ties touted

A landmark free-trade deal with the European Union has riled meat farmers as the bloc's head stresses the continent's reliability in a time of instability.

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Glass half full: Penfolds owner 'excited' despite loss

Glass half full: Penfolds owner 'excited' despite loss

Treasury Wine Estates has posted a bottom-line net loss, but is confident ongoing efforts to cut costs and maintain healthy sales channels will bear fruit.

Native foods heroed in fight against chronic disease

Native foods heroed in fight against chronic disease

Concerned about rates of chronic diseases, Indigenous communities and researchers have worked together to develop a lower sugar alternative to soft drink.

Alcohol risk ad blitz aims to stop overseas tragedies

Alcohol risk ad blitz aims to stop overseas tragedies

A new campaign targeting young people travelling overseas is aiming to prevent alcohol-related tragedies which killed two Australian teenagers.

Hold my chardy: how a warming world makes a cooler drop

Hold my chardy: how a warming world makes a cooler drop

A leading vigneron is encouraging Aussie drinkers to do the unthinkable and add ice to wine, as producers experiment with Italian styles in a changing climate.

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An Indigenous-owned distillery born over a few drinks

An Indigenous-owned distillery born over a few drinks

An Indigenous-owned distillery born over a few drinks

An Indigenous-owned distillery born over a few drinks

A First Nations-owned business is one of Australia's most celebrated producers of organic spirits, after a "rollercoaster" journey on the road to success.

Woman's alcohol death prompts calls for delivery reform

Woman's alcohol death prompts calls for delivery reform

Woman's alcohol death prompts calls for delivery reform

Woman's alcohol death prompts calls for delivery reform

A coroner has recommended a curfew for alcohol deliveries, a delay between orders and a new action plan to address harms after a woman drank herself to death.

Woolies rushes to deck the shelves with Christmas stock

Woolies rushes to deck the shelves with Christmas stock

Woolies rushes to deck the shelves with Christmas stock

Woolies rushes to deck the shelves with Christmas stock

Woolworths is counting the cost of a 17-day strike that took millions of dollars from their bottom line and left shelves empty in the lead-up to Christmas.

Supermarket scrutiny turns attention to winemakers

Supermarket scrutiny turns attention to winemakers

Supermarket scrutiny turns attention to winemakers

Supermarket scrutiny turns attention to winemakers

Australian winemakers say big supermarkets are leaving them hanging as a new report flags drinkers want better transparency.

Climate change a 'riesling' to worry Aussie wine-makers

Climate change a 'riesling' to worry Aussie wine-makers

Climate change a 'riesling' to worry Aussie wine-makers

Climate change a 'riesling' to worry Aussie wine-makers

From vine to table, Australia's wine experts are under pressure on how best to preserve the varieties consumers know and love in the age of global warming.

Tax is bursting the bubble of craft beer industry

Tax is bursting the bubble of craft beer industry

Tax is bursting the bubble of craft beer industry

Tax is bursting the bubble of craft beer industry

Inflation-fuelled excise rises and the market power of two multinational companies are bursting the bubble of Australia's burgeoning craft beer industry.

High-caffeine brands seized in 'energy drink' crackdown

High-caffeine brands seized in 'energy drink' crackdown

High-caffeine brands seized in 'energy drink' crackdown

High-caffeine brands seized in 'energy drink' crackdown

Experts warn of health risks from drinking highly caffeinated beverages with hundreds seized from retail shelves in a crackdown on so-called energy drinks.

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Well-known Aussie wine brands offloaded by French owner

Pernod Ricard has sold most of its portfolio of international wine brands, including Australia's Jacob’s Creek, Orlando and St Hugo, to a consortium.

Wine industry abuzz as bottles flow into China

Months after China lifted tariffs, wine exports are surging to levels not seen since the peak of trade five years ago.

Bitter move as brewery shifts beer production mainland

Tasmanian brewer James Boag's will shift some of its beer production to the mainland for the first time, leaving more than a dozen workers out of a job.

Plastic coffee cups tamped out in nation-first ban

Caffeine addicts will have to get used to compostable cups or bring their own after Australia's first ban on plastic-lined takeaway coffee cups took effect.

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Winemakers could save the world, one goon bag at a time

Winemakers are looking to aluminium cans, plastic bottles and the humble goon sack to replace glass, which is the industry’s main source of carbon emissions.

Board reshuffle signals end to hostilities at Endeavour

A protracted board feud at BWS owner Endeavour appears to be over after chairman Peter Hearl and activist shareholder Bruce Mathieson Jr stepped down.

Grange on hold as Penfolds workers strike for pay rise

Production of Penfolds, Wolf Blass and Grange will stop for 24 hours as Treasury Wine Estates workers strike over pay ahead of peak production season.

Endeavour flags major pub investment to drive growth

Hospitality group Endeavour plans to grow hotel earnings before interest and tax by more than $150 million over the next five years.

Teen binge drinking rate down ahead of schoolies events

A federal government study has found a 15 per cent decrease in 14 to 24-year-olds participating in binge drinking over the past 12 months.

Boozers reach for cheap hooch as sales lag at Endeavour

Liquor retailer Endeavour Group says shoppers are switching to cheaper products at Dan Murphy's and BWS as the company struggles to keep up with competitors.

Treasury Wine to shut rural winery as costs sour palate

Australia's biggest winemaker will shut down a winery in regional Victoria due to cost pressures and shifting demand, leaving 60 people out of the job.

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