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Migration helps alcohol consumption in Australia drop to 50-year low

A beer is poured at the Willie the Boatman brewery in Sydney.

Australians appear to be drinking less, with new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showing less alcohol was consumed in the past year. Image: A beer is poured at the Willie the Boatman brewery in Sydney (AAP)


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By Charlotte Lam

Presented by Ronald Manila

Source: SBS




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Australians appear to be drinking less, with new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showing less alcohol was consumed in the past year. Image: A beer is poured at the Willie the Boatman brewery in Sydney (AAP)


The organisation says increased migration is a factor.


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