Can you drink at the age of 16 in Australia?

Answer 1

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The legal drinking age in Australia is 18

The legal age is 18 because the body of antone under the age of 18 has not fully developed and therefore is prone to death and alcohol related injuries.

Answer 2

In Australia, the legal drinking age is 18. It is illegal for someone under the age of 18 to purchase, possess, or consume alcohol in public places, except in specific circumstances like in a private residence with parental supervision.

Answer 3

because its Australia!!! that's the best way to make business and like in all European countries the age is 18 too!!!

One argument was if you are old enought to be sent out against your will to fight for your country then you are old enough to drink. Thir easoning is proving to be faulty of coarse, However taxation and botle shops are making a motsa.

18 is the legal requirement for a number of things in Australia. It is the legal age requirement to vote as well. There is a belief that if one is old enough to vote, one is old enough to drink responsibly and vice versa. This is, of course, not necessarily the case, but it is the prevailing perception nonetheless.

Answer 4

In Southern Australia, it's 17, but in other places it's only 16.

Answer 5

No you have to have a license to drink. I bet if you are at your house and your parents say yes you can then yes but nothing else till you get a license.

Answer 6

18 years old...

Answer 7

1998