article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been caught on camera guzzling a glass of beer in seven seconds amid raucous cheers from onlookers.
article_snippet.sent: CNN)Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott feat of swift consumption in a crowded bar impressed some people but annoyed others.
article_snippet.sent: And observers were quick to point out that CNN)Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott had previously criticized binge drinking in Australia.
article_snippet.sent: CNN)Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was in a Sydney pub on Saturday evening when a group of Australian rules football players invited CNN)Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to have a drink with a group of Australian rules football players.
article_snippet.sent: Video of CNN)Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott making short work of the beer as the crowd around CNN)Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott chants
article_snippet.sent: Some commentators focused on CNN)Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's drinking technique.
article_snippet.sent: But others suggested CNN)Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was setting a bad example.
article_snippet.sent: CNN)Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott had attacked binge drinking as recently as last year.
article_snippet.sent: Like most Australians, I enjoy a drink on social occasions," CNN)Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said in January 2014.
article_snippet.sent: However, as a father and as a citizen, I'm appalled by the violent binge drinking culture that now seems so prevalent, especially at "hot spots" in our big cities.
article_snippet.sent: Casting those concerns aside, some social media users belittled CNN)Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's beer swilling.
article_snippet.sent: some social media users said CNN)Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott effort was a pale imitation of the legendary drinking exploits of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, who is credited with drinking two and a half pints in 11 seconds.
highlights_snippet.sent: Some observers applaud Abbott's beer swilling in a pub full of sportsmen .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The Prime Minister last year criticized binge drinking culture in Australia .