With ‘damp drinking’ and ‘zebra striping’, Gen Z embrace moderation

Fewer young Australians are drinking. It’s a trend happening all around the world. The proportion of young people who’ve never consumed a full glass of alcohol has also more than doubled since 2001, from 7.5% to 16.3%. But for many, abstinence is not necessarily the goal, Katinka van de Ven of UNSW Sydney and Nicole Lee of Curtin University explain.