Comments on: Kevin Rudd’s binge drinking obsession

By: Edl

Edl — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:52:08 +0000

What does everyone think about the NHMRC’s guidelines stipulating that four standard drinks (three stubbies) is the maximum someone can drink in a single session before reaching an ‘unsafe level’. I reckon the guidelines are in place to stigmatize anyone who drinks more than that, and I dont think anyone is going to take any notice.

By: ricky

ricky — Sun, 04 May 2008 21:28:53 +0000

is it just me or do other people think that prices rises on premixed drinks will just start making drugs look more affordable to the binge drinkers. or maybe rudd would rather a drugged up australia

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:51:29 +0000

What they should be doing with these teenagers is if they are under the age of say 17, any illegal things they do whether it be under age drinking, stealing, assault, etc… the police should charge their parents. Im sure if parents started getting fined for everything illegal their child is doing, the parent might show more discipline toward their child which is exactley what they need. These teenagers arent afraid of anyone anymore. not even policemen.
Im sorry if i offend anyone and i totally understand that there are coutless parents who love and try their hardest to to do everything right for their child, but there is not enough discipline. There are alot of parents who dont care what their child does. A child is the relult of their carer (parent or guardian)
Life is about making choices and those choices define your life. I wish young people would at least think about consequences before they make a choice but everything seems to be about image these days.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:56:44 +0000

I reckon they shouldn’t change the laws due to the fact that all teenagers already drink and even if they move the age up people will still somehow get alcohol and they will be alot of rebelions against the government.

By: ROB

ROB — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:34:45 +0000

how does increasing the legal age stop binge drinkning. there is a saying the minority always win, well in this case the minority stuff’s it up for the rest of us. just because there are people getting into fights doesn’t mean you should blame everybody. there are more serious drugs on the street that even a 14 yo can get there hands on shouldn’t the time and effort used to stop binge drinking be used to ohhh i don’t no get ice or coke of the streets. you may say it is to hard well im sure stopping kids like me to stop drinking is going to be far harder

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:28:48 +0000

OMG this scares me if they raise the age we will have ppl aged between 12-20 on the streets trashing everything the goverment are idiots u will make ppl get bashed raped and everything id rather the ppl be in the clubs then on the streets at least people are alout safer why do they always blame young ppl for everything the ppl that do it are older then 21 so they will soon find out when they up the age and they will just have more youths on the streets IDIOTS

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:21:11 +0000

I hate the goverment they are just gonna make things worse if they raise the age we are gonna have people aged between 12-20 on the streets i recon its bad enough now that we have 12-17 year old on the streets could u imajon if the older people have nothing else better to do they would rome the streets and bash people and brake into houses

By: Michael Gormly

Michael Gormly — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:58:59 +0000

The moral panic escalated today with the release of a shock-horror Roy Morgan poll that suggests alcohol-fuelled violence ‘may be on the increase’ (as reported on the ABC’s AM program). In reality, after months of the media sensationalism about binge-drinking etc, the phone poll says people are more worried about it. There is in fact no hard evidence of an increase. So much for quality current affairs.

Worse, shock-horror, one-in-five people ‘have been the victim of alcohol-related violence OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS’. Let’s say I know about 100 people. That weakens the ‘one-in-five’ slogan a bit. What tripe.

Regards, Michael

By: Myriam Robin

Myriam Robin — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:06:20 +0000

Sounds more like something Howard would do doesn’t it. Damn it, I can feel the dislike towards our new government building already. And I thought I would like this one