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Of course, Australia has a reputation for drinking beer

 

Great Ashes moment No.14: David Boon's 52 cans of beer on the way to England in 1989

 

Bob Hawke, Australian PM

His academic achievements were complemented by setting a new world record for beer drinking; he downed 2

 12 imperial pints (1.4 l) – equivalent to a yard of ale – from a sconce pot in 11 seconds as part of a college penalty.[11][12] In his memoirs, Hawke suggested that this single feat may have contributed to his political success more than any other, by endearing him to a voting population with a strong beer culture.[10]

 

This is where I am:

 

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

JUNE 15, 2009 12:15P

 

AUSTRALIANS are now the world's undisputed beer-swilling kings - with even the Irish failing to keep the pace of our outback booze hounds.

 

A report has shown Northern Territorians drink 15 litres of pure alcohol each year - three times the global average. 

And Alice Springs residents drank an average 20 litres of booze new figures released for 2005-06 published in the Menzies School of Health Research report show. 

 

The only nations that come close to matching Territorians at the bar are the Irish and Czechs, who drink 13 litres of alcohol (World Health Organisation figures).

 

 

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Miami Marlins pitcher José Fernández, an up-and-coming young starter with enormous potential, has been killed in a boat crash in Miami at the are of 24. He was National League rookie of the year in 2013 and was one of the resurgent franchise's brightest stars. This after defecting from Cuba at the age of 15.

 

He and his girlfriend were expecting their first child.

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