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Alcohol rising: ‘Australians drink about 680 bottles of beer a year’

Ban on alcohol drinking started in Davao city

Ban on alcohol drinking started in Davao city Source: Supplied

FOR or the first time in nine years, alcohol consumption is up in Australia for the first time in nine years, with the average person aged more than 15 knocking back a combined total of 9.7 litres of pure alcohol in 2016, up from 9.52 litres in 2015.

Ban on alcohol drinking started in Davao city
Ban on alcohol drinking started in Davao city Source: Supplied

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