Why Gen Z isn't drinking + will a pro-Palestinian protest go ahead this weekend?
Update: 2025-10-08
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Young Aussies are drinking less than any other generation according to a new study of more than 23,000 Australians.
The Flinders University study analysed data collected across two decades and found Gen Z is drinking less than any other generation.
So why are young people giving up booze? And what's it like to quit drinking in your 20s?
Plus pro-Palestinian activists want to hold a rally at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday, but police say it will be too dangerous. So what happens now?
Listen now:
01:19 - The planned Sydney Opera House protest that has ended up in court
07:32 - Gen Z less likely to drink alcohol than older generations
12:59 - Julia Rangiheuea on her sobriety
Guests:
- Sean Tarek Goodwin, reporter, ABC
- Julia Rangiheuea, host of Soberly Speaking
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