The cost of footy staples like beer and meat pies at Adelaide Oval will be increased for the third consecutive year this AFL season, angering many cash-strapped fans. The cost of a pint of full-strength beer will increase by more than 5 per cent to $9.90 this year, according toContinue Reading
An iconic Aussie beverage brand has reinvented itself and will return to shelves for the first time in two decades. Halls soft drinks are once again under production at the former MOJO Kombucha production facility at Willunga in South Australia and are expected to return to shelves in the comingContinue Reading
Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a weekly column from news.com.au. This week Dr Zac Turner discusses the pros and cons of diet soft drinks. QUESTION: Hi Dr Zac, is it true the artificial sweetener in diet soft drinks will give me cancer? I have heard that Aspartame is linked directlyContinue Reading
Excitement is exploding for the return off an iconic Australian soft drink brand. Halls soft drinks, founded in South Australia in 1849, will begin shipping its flavoured drinks before December and social media is already brimming with anticipation. South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas posted a photo of Halls cartons onContinue Reading
Diet soft drinks — once seen as a healthy alternative to sugary regular sodas — are under scrutiny as a growing body of research found issues. Now, a study reveals that both regular and diet soft drinks result in higher insulin levels, as measured in saliva. This is bad newsContinue Reading
A morbidly obese pet pig has been given a new lease of life after being rescued from an apartment where she was fed junk food and soft drinks. The pig, named Portia, was barely able to walk after being kept in a cramped unit in Manchester, England, where she livedContinue Reading
An iconic Australian product has become the latest victim of the cost of living crisis, leaving consumers raging the classic item is now more expensive than ever. Golden Gaytime ice cream has suffered a price hike at supermarkets, with a four pack of the cult toffee and vanilla flavoured iceContinue Reading
Doctors are calling on the Federal Government to slug Australians with a sugar tax on soft drinks, which would rake in $814 million annually. The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is pushing for the introduction of a 16 cent levy for a regular can of soft drink as a way toContinue Reading