Why Gen Z isn't drinking + will a pro-Palestinian protest go ahead this weekend?

08/10/2025 31 min
Why Gen Z isn't drinking + will a pro-Palestinian protest go ahead this weekend?

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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 court07:32 - Gen Z less likely to drink alcohol than older generations12:59 - Julia Rangiheuea on her sobrietyGuests:Sean Tarek Goodwin, reporter, ABCJulia Rangiheuea, host of Soberly SpeakingGet the whole story from Hack:Follow us on InstagramSubscribe to the hack podcastListen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm

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