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News Media statement on Kings Cross lockout Spirits & Cocktails Australia applauds the NSW Government’s decision to reverse lockout in Kings Cross as an important recognition that the vast majority of Australians are making responsible and safe choices about their alcohol consumption.

Opinion 2021: Raising spirits, lowering taxes Having battled through bushfires and an international pandemic, the members of Spirits & Cocktails Australia are not about to take it easy in 2021. Instead, they are stepping up their fight for a more equitable spirits tax regime.

Insights Statement on NHMRC draft guidelines for alcohol consumption With the vast majority of Australians already making responsible choices about their alcohol consumption, it is disappointing to see the confusion generated by the National Health and Medical Research Council’s revised guidelines for safe drinking.

Opinion Government must change tax in the spirit of fairness Fixing Australia’s unfair alcohol tax system is long overdue, and any fair change in these troubling times would deliver a triple win to distillers, consumers and the government.

Opinion 24-hour economy strategy is the boost Sydney needs After years of lockout and months of lockdown, Spirits & Cocktails Australia welcomed the release of the NSW Government’s 24-Hour Economy Strategy, which will unlock Sydney’s nightlife potential and see Sydney reclaim its world class standing.

Insights Cutting spirits tax would boost GOVT revenue, new modelling shows Cutting the Australian spirits tax would turbocharge the recovery efforts of spirits producers hit by a horror year of COVID-19 lockdowns and bushfires, while also boosting revenue to Government coffers, new economic modelling shows.