Australians love a drink, or at least, that's a perception that's deeply ingrained in our national identity... but how true is it, these days? This Big Ideas explores the politics, problems, and pleasures of Australia's long and chequered relationship with alcohol.This event was recorded at <a href="https://tickets.clunesbooktown.com.au/Events/Politics-Pleasure-and-Stigma-Drinking-in-Australia">Clunes Booktown Festival</a> on Saturday March 23 2024.Speakers<a href="https://twitter.com/alexettling?lang=en">Alex Ettling</a> Author, <a href="https://interventionspublishing.square.site/product/knocking-the-top-off-a-people-s-history-of-alcohol-in-australia/50">Knocking the Top off: A People's History of Alcohol in Australia</a><a href="https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/smaclean">Sarah MacLean</a> Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at La Trobe University<a href="https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/8562055/turning-beer-in-to-books-clunes-booktown-launch-for-pub-history/">Richard Gilbert</a> Author, Thirst for Gold<a href="https://unimelb.academia.edu/BillGarner">Bill Garner</a> (host) Writer, actor, academic, author Born in a Tent

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Why we drink — the past and present of Australia’s relationship to alcohol

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