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Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline
AGE, September 20, page 17, comment by Chris Berg, `On balance, alcohol is good - so let's drink to that'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/alcohol-is-good--so-lets-drink-to-that-20090919-fw1q.html

AGE, October 11, page 3, news item (photo) by Mark Russell, `Exposed: How easy it is for an under-age teen to get hold of two cartons of beer, no questions asked'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/exposed-grog-online-too-easy-for-underage-teen-20091010-grmm.html

AGE, November 1, page 14, editorial, `When zero tolerance looks like the safe option'.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/editorial/when-zero-tolerance-looks-like-the-safest-option/2009/10/31/1256835191195.html

AGE, November 1, page 1, news item by Jennifer Sheridan, `Booze bruising teen brains'. (PDF copy of original printed article)
http://www.mcri.edu.au/Downloads/Media/2009/11/01/booze.pdf

AGE, November 19, page 1, news item by M Metherell, `Call for rise in drinking age'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/call-to-raise-drinking-age-to-19-20091118-imkl.html

H/SUN, November 16, page 18, news item by Stephen McMahon, `Booze ban a fine idea' (see also page 23 comment by Sally Morrell, `Punish the parents? Fine by me').
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/booze-ban-a-fine-idea/story-e6frf7kx-1225797967946
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/punish-the-parents-fine-by-me/story-e6frfhqf-1225797937140

H/SUN, November 15, page 6, comment by Michael Carr-Gregg, `Blame the parents for drunken kids'. (PDF copy of original printed article)
http://www.mcri.edu.au/Downloads/Media/2009/11/15/blamethe.pdf

AGE, December 5, Insight section, page 4, analysis (ref to alcohol industry Drinkwise campaign) by Nick Miller, `Here's jeers!'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/heres-jeers-20091204-kb2e.html

AGE, December 2, page 3, news item by Julia Medew, `Underage drinking OK, says half of Australia (in survey)'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/underage-drinking-ok-says-half-of-australia-20091201-k3v0.html

AGE, November 28, Insight section, page 11, comment by Grace Robertson, `Teenagers pressured to guzzle the booze'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/teenagers-pressured-to-guzzle-the-booze-20091127-jwvf.html

AGE, November 20, page 20, editorial, `Raising the legal age won't stop bad drinking habits'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/editorial/raising-the-legal-age-wont-stop-bad-drinking-habits-20091119-iot0.html

AGE, November 20, page 11, news item by Mark Metherell, `Drinking age rise dismissed'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/drinking-age-rise-dismissed-20091119-ioy9.html

AUST, December 14, page 7, news item (photo) by Stephen Lunn, `Teen drinkers corrupting "brain software"'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/teen-drinkers-corrupting-brain-software/story-e6frg6nf-1225809985245

AGE, December 14, page 4, news item by Mark Metherell, `Roxon rejects advice on drinking age'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/roxon-rejects-advice-on-drinking-age-20091213-kqif.html

Scroll down for examples of how newspapers treated this media issue



AGE, December 2, page 3, news item by Julia Medew, `Underage drinking OK, says half of Australia .





AGE, November 19, page 1, news item by M Metherell, `Call for rise in drinking age'.





H/SUN, November 15, page 6, comment by Michael Carr-Gregg, `Blame the parents for drunken kids'.





AGE, November 28, Insight section, page 11, comment by Grace Robertson, `Teenagers pressured to guzzle the booze'.