Cheap spirits, pricey condoms: how war in the Middle East is shifting the way Australians spend

1. Cheap drinks There has been a years-long trend in Australia of drinking less, but better quality, alcohol. That has started to change as consumers search for cheap drinks. The ASX-listed alcohol packaging company Orora has detected a global shift toward cheaper spirits since the start of the Iran war. The volume of sales is also less than they had previously forecast due to diminishing customer confidence. …