Should the age be raised from 18 to 21 in Australia to combat underage drinking?

Bazz

I'm in support of any reasonable measure to reduce alcohol consumption. I don't think just raising the drinking age will have much of an effect. There needs to be a multi - pronged approach of also limiting the number & hours of licensed venues, higher taxes, higher voting age, higher driving age, higher insurance premiums & excesses & exemplary education. Youth shouldn't be the only ones targeted... alcohol consumption as a whole should be made to be totally unpopular to the extent that parents be held at least partly accountable for the results of their children's actions. In Japan for example, the entire family loses face when just one member is convicted of a criminal offense. Government too should be held accountable for their support & profiteering in the alcohol game. It's part of a disturbing trend in the whole scheme of de-regulation supported by both sides of an irresponsible parliament. Although it's largely a social problem, the way the political situation has been for some time is enough to drive anyone to drinking!