Yes, it is mostly a man's drink who then go home and attack women in their drunkedness.

The politicians even do that in our Parliament and it is the grog the Taxpayer pays for.

No more free grog for Politicians.

Some women are also prone to having a few cans of beer and abusing their husbands....works both ways.

I am not a beer drinker but do enjoy an ice cold Peroni on a hot Summer's day!

Suze, don't blame alcohol for your bad choices. Most men are gentleman and take care of women very well. You take up with wild bad boys and you get what you get, wake up. And again thank you Mr Prime Minister, a Labour Government crippling one of the few pleasures of the average working man, a couple of quiet beers after work. Even the Liberals were looking at knocking a few bob off the price of a beer. Shame Mr.Albanese   Shame. You are showing your true colours, you should be wearing a blue suit with a blue tie, that is if you ever get back to work, Woops, sorry, if you ever start work as opposed to jaunts around the Country and around the World and this morning playing touch football, what a joke. Tough work if you can get it.  Jacka.

The increase is $1.50 on a pint. If a pint in the pub hits $15 then it's not the excise increase solely responsible; 4% is less than inflation. The breweries have been making out like bandits during the past couple of years and could easily afford to absorb the excise increase if they chose, but why would they if people are willing to pay those prices.

Frankly, beer (or any alcohol for that matter) is a discretionary expense. So people have a choice, pay the increased price and continue as before; pay the increased price and cut down somewhere else; pay the price but drink less and less frequently; don't pay the price and choose something else to drink, or just don't pay the price and don't substitute anything. 

See there really are lots of choices with this one. At least more than for many other items that have increased in price but that cannot be foregone or substituted.

And here I am again, just when I thought all the wowsers had been dunked when we got rid of the witches during the cleansing. Its no wonder we go home and beat up the wife. .Oh hail Mary here we go again with the workers party in the big chair you can bet this is just the start . But hang on folks we still have the return of the fuel tax.................Isn't it great to be a pensioner you don't have to make these important decisions about driving down to the pub for a SCHOONER  after working for the man. Bloody hell since when have pints been in vogue or is this more WOKE? crap. BRING ON THE REVOLUTION............................ 

A 4% tax increase would push up the price of a pint by about ten cents.

If it goes up more than that then retailers are conning drinkers.

Good on ya government. Now here's a good opportunity to get some of the drunks off the streets. Close bottle shops on Sundays, then maybe more people will join Scotty in church. A good belting out of a hymn song is as good as a glass of beer!