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Australia - Call for minimum alcohol price as alcopop tax fails to stop Australia's young binge drinkers (01.01.2012)
Young binge drinkers have simply switched to cheaper booze to beat the Federal Government's controversial "alcopop" tax. New research shows 15 to 29-year-olds have dodged the 70 per cent tax on popular pre-mixed drinks by changing their drink of choice.