1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,254 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mea podcast. Mumma Mea acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,134 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:18,934 Speaker 1: is recorded on. 4 00:00:21,094 --> 00:00:24,454 Speaker 2: Hey, I'm Taylor Strano. This is Muma MEA's twice daily 5 00:00:24,494 --> 00:00:28,574 Speaker 2: news podcast, The Quickie. October marks a historic moment for 6 00:00:28,654 --> 00:00:32,534 Speaker 2: women's football, as the Afghan women's refugee team prepares for 7 00:00:32,574 --> 00:00:35,694 Speaker 2: their first international match in almost four years. 8 00:00:36,134 --> 00:00:37,734 Speaker 1: Plus is gen Zen. 9 00:00:37,774 --> 00:00:41,454 Speaker 2: Turning Australia's drinking culture on its head. Well, there's new 10 00:00:41,534 --> 00:00:45,094 Speaker 2: research that probably knows why. Before we get there, here's 11 00:00:45,134 --> 00:00:47,694 Speaker 2: Claire Murphy with the latest from the Quickie newsroom for 12 00:00:47,934 --> 00:00:49,614 Speaker 2: Thursday October nine. 13 00:00:49,654 --> 00:00:52,614 Speaker 1: Thanks Taylor. Australian authorities are preparing for the return of 14 00:00:52,654 --> 00:00:55,974 Speaker 1: more women known as ISIS brides and their children. Two 15 00:00:56,054 --> 00:00:59,334 Speaker 1: women and four children who are Australian citizens have returned 16 00:00:59,334 --> 00:01:02,894 Speaker 1: to Australia after managing to smuggle themselves out of Syria 17 00:01:02,934 --> 00:01:06,854 Speaker 1: to Lebanon, where they were issued passports after passing security checks. 18 00:01:07,134 --> 00:01:09,294 Speaker 1: The women who traveled to or who were taken to 19 00:01:09,334 --> 00:01:12,494 Speaker 1: see to become partners of ISIS members, had been living 20 00:01:12,494 --> 00:01:15,414 Speaker 1: in refugee camps after the collapse of the terrorist group 21 00:01:15,774 --> 00:01:18,534 Speaker 1: It stirred up a political storm for the Aberanesi government, 22 00:01:18,574 --> 00:01:21,374 Speaker 1: as the opposition criticizes the return of the so called 23 00:01:21,414 --> 00:01:24,094 Speaker 1: isis Brides, saying it had been kept secret from the 24 00:01:24,134 --> 00:01:28,134 Speaker 1: public amid community safety concerns. However, the federal government says 25 00:01:28,134 --> 00:01:30,614 Speaker 1: they arrived on their own volition and were not assisted 26 00:01:30,734 --> 00:01:35,294 Speaker 1: or repatriated by Australian authorities. Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner 27 00:01:35,374 --> 00:01:38,054 Speaker 1: Stephen Nuts said authorities were preparing for the arrival of 28 00:01:38,094 --> 00:01:41,494 Speaker 1: more people under similar circumstances, but would not confirm how 29 00:01:41,574 --> 00:01:44,894 Speaker 1: many due to possible fluctuations. Talks to when the war 30 00:01:44,934 --> 00:01:47,574 Speaker 1: in Gaza have ramped up after HAMAS handed over its 31 00:01:47,614 --> 00:01:50,534 Speaker 1: list of hostages and Palestinian prisoners to be freed in 32 00:01:50,574 --> 00:01:53,974 Speaker 1: a swap. US President Donald Trump's twenty point plan now 33 00:01:54,014 --> 00:01:56,934 Speaker 1: appears closer than any previous effort to bring an end 34 00:01:56,934 --> 00:02:00,214 Speaker 1: to the fighting in Gaza. It has international support, but 35 00:02:00,334 --> 00:02:03,734 Speaker 1: crucial details have yet to be revealed, including the timing 36 00:02:03,854 --> 00:02:06,934 Speaker 1: of post war administration for the Gaza Strip, the fate 37 00:02:06,934 --> 00:02:11,134 Speaker 1: of Hamas, and the prospects for an independent Palacestinian state. Hamas, 38 00:02:11,174 --> 00:02:14,094 Speaker 1: the militant group that precipitated the war, by attacking Israeli 39 00:02:14,214 --> 00:02:17,054 Speaker 1: territory two years ago, said it had handed over its 40 00:02:17,094 --> 00:02:20,334 Speaker 1: list of hostages and Palestinian prisoners to be exchanged in 41 00:02:20,374 --> 00:02:23,214 Speaker 1: a swap, and was optimistic about the talk so far. 42 00:02:23,614 --> 00:02:26,294 Speaker 1: The list of Palestinians mass once freed is expected to 43 00:02:26,334 --> 00:02:29,814 Speaker 1: include some of the most prominent prisoners ever jailed by Israel, 44 00:02:30,054 --> 00:02:34,174 Speaker 1: whose release has been off limits in previous ceasefires. Thousands 45 00:02:34,214 --> 00:02:36,614 Speaker 1: of protesters will discover whether they can rally at the 46 00:02:36,614 --> 00:02:39,414 Speaker 1: Sydney Opera House this weekend as a trio of judges 47 00:02:39,534 --> 00:02:43,374 Speaker 1: rule on the legality of a pro Palestinian demonstration. Police 48 00:02:43,414 --> 00:02:46,694 Speaker 1: have challenged the Palestinian Action Group's proposed protest in the 49 00:02:46,694 --> 00:02:50,134 Speaker 1: New South Wales Court of Appeal. Organizers say Sunday's march, 50 00:02:50,174 --> 00:02:53,574 Speaker 1: if approved, we'll see around forty thousand people wine through 51 00:02:53,614 --> 00:02:56,614 Speaker 1: Sydney City Center to the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House. 52 00:02:56,854 --> 00:03:00,454 Speaker 1: That number is why police believe it's inappropriate. The judges 53 00:03:00,454 --> 00:03:03,054 Speaker 1: who are due to deliver a decision today, have raised 54 00:03:03,054 --> 00:03:07,094 Speaker 1: concerns over crowd safety during earlier hearings, comparing the protests 55 00:03:07,094 --> 00:03:09,494 Speaker 1: to a massive August rally at the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 56 00:03:09,534 --> 00:03:12,934 Speaker 1: where between ninety and three hundred thousand people marched in 57 00:03:12,974 --> 00:03:16,054 Speaker 1: the rain. Chief Justice Andrew Bell said even more could 58 00:03:16,094 --> 00:03:20,214 Speaker 1: attend Sunday's event. However, the group's lawyer says other unticketed 59 00:03:20,254 --> 00:03:22,974 Speaker 1: events such as Vivid attracts huge crowds to the area, 60 00:03:23,014 --> 00:03:26,054 Speaker 1: which are managed safely. The group itself posting the crowded 61 00:03:26,094 --> 00:03:29,334 Speaker 1: House's iconic final free concert at the same spot attracted 62 00:03:29,334 --> 00:03:33,094 Speaker 1: more than one hundred thousand people. Icon Dolly Parton has 63 00:03:33,174 --> 00:03:35,734 Speaker 1: taken to social media to let everyone know she's not 64 00:03:35,934 --> 00:03:38,774 Speaker 1: on death store. The singer's health had become a major 65 00:03:38,774 --> 00:03:41,494 Speaker 1: concern in recent days after her sister wrote a message 66 00:03:41,494 --> 00:03:44,694 Speaker 1: on social media asking for everyone's prayers for the seventy 67 00:03:44,774 --> 00:03:47,214 Speaker 1: nine year old due to issue she'd been dealing with. 68 00:03:47,454 --> 00:03:50,294 Speaker 1: Parton recently canceling some shows, saying she was working on 69 00:03:50,334 --> 00:03:53,134 Speaker 1: her health problems with her doctors. Her sister has since 70 00:03:53,134 --> 00:03:55,654 Speaker 1: addressed the outpouring of concerns, saying she didn't mean it 71 00:03:55,694 --> 00:03:58,574 Speaker 1: to sound like Dolly was dying. Now, Parton herself has 72 00:03:58,574 --> 00:04:00,894 Speaker 1: addressed it, posting this video to social media. 73 00:04:01,054 --> 00:04:04,814 Speaker 3: Well, today's October the eighth, and obviously I'm here doing 74 00:04:04,854 --> 00:04:08,134 Speaker 3: some commercials for the Grand Ola Arbry Writish one. I'm 75 00:04:08,174 --> 00:04:13,054 Speaker 3: grish go country Western girl. But before I got started, 76 00:04:13,214 --> 00:04:17,614 Speaker 3: I wanted to say, I know lately everybody thinks that 77 00:04:17,734 --> 00:04:19,854 Speaker 3: I am sicker than I am. Do I look sick 78 00:04:19,934 --> 00:04:22,334 Speaker 3: to you, I'm working hard here. 79 00:04:22,534 --> 00:04:24,774 Speaker 1: In it, she admits that her recent health issues were 80 00:04:24,854 --> 00:04:27,054 Speaker 1: compounded by the recent death of her husband. 81 00:04:27,334 --> 00:04:30,854 Speaker 3: Back when my husband Carl was very sick, that was 82 00:04:31,094 --> 00:04:33,814 Speaker 3: for a long time, and then when he passed, I 83 00:04:33,814 --> 00:04:35,934 Speaker 3: didn't take care of myself, so I let a lot 84 00:04:35,934 --> 00:04:38,054 Speaker 3: of things go that I should have been taken care of. 85 00:04:38,254 --> 00:04:41,014 Speaker 1: The legend says she's still kicking and isn't going anywhere 86 00:04:41,094 --> 00:04:41,934 Speaker 1: anytime soon. 87 00:04:42,094 --> 00:04:44,454 Speaker 3: I'm not ready to die yet. I don't think God 88 00:04:44,574 --> 00:04:47,774 Speaker 3: is through with me, and I ain't done working. So 89 00:04:47,894 --> 00:04:51,534 Speaker 3: I love you for caring and keep praying for me. 90 00:04:52,254 --> 00:04:56,494 Speaker 2: Thanks Clink. Next from Escape to Empowerment, meet the Afghan 91 00:04:56,494 --> 00:05:05,814 Speaker 2: women's refugee football team. Imagine training for years to represent 92 00:05:05,854 --> 00:05:08,974 Speaker 2: your country on the world stage, then having all of 93 00:05:08,974 --> 00:05:12,934 Speaker 2: it taken off way overnight. That's the reality for the 94 00:05:12,934 --> 00:05:16,734 Speaker 2: Afghan women's national football team, whose dreams and safety were 95 00:05:16,774 --> 00:05:19,334 Speaker 2: taken away from them in twenty twenty one when the 96 00:05:19,374 --> 00:05:24,934 Speaker 2: Taliban took back power in Afghanistan and banned women from sport. Now, 97 00:05:25,014 --> 00:05:27,974 Speaker 2: for the first time since escaping to safety, the Afghan 98 00:05:28,014 --> 00:05:31,654 Speaker 2: Women's refugee team is about to step back into the spotlight. 99 00:05:32,534 --> 00:05:35,254 Speaker 2: Later this month, they'll make their historic return at the 100 00:05:35,254 --> 00:05:38,974 Speaker 2: FIFA Unites Women's Series in the United Arab Emirates, a 101 00:05:39,014 --> 00:05:43,414 Speaker 2: tournament that's about much more than football. The team is 102 00:05:43,454 --> 00:05:46,934 Speaker 2: made up of twenty three players, young women, mostly based 103 00:05:46,934 --> 00:05:50,414 Speaker 2: in Australia, with others from the UK, Portugal and Italy, 104 00:05:50,934 --> 00:05:55,374 Speaker 2: all selected through special talent identification camps run by FIFA. 105 00:05:55,894 --> 00:06:00,294 Speaker 2: It's taken months of support from professional coaches, sports scientists 106 00:06:00,414 --> 00:06:03,654 Speaker 2: and even the United Nations, giving these athletes a chance 107 00:06:03,694 --> 00:06:07,294 Speaker 2: to compete safely as a team and show what's possible 108 00:06:07,374 --> 00:06:11,934 Speaker 2: when women support women, even in the unthinkable challenges. The 109 00:06:11,974 --> 00:06:16,094 Speaker 2: symbolism here is huge. When the Taliban banned women from sport, 110 00:06:16,254 --> 00:06:18,734 Speaker 2: they sent a message that women did not belong on 111 00:06:18,774 --> 00:06:23,134 Speaker 2: the field or in public life. But these players and 112 00:06:23,254 --> 00:06:28,134 Speaker 2: FIFA are challenging that. It's about resilience, rights and hope 113 00:06:28,134 --> 00:06:31,574 Speaker 2: for the future. Twenty year old Mona Amini is one 114 00:06:31,614 --> 00:06:34,494 Speaker 2: of the women lacing up for the Afghan Refugee team. 115 00:06:34,774 --> 00:06:37,094 Speaker 2: Mona was at school in Carbul and thought she was 116 00:06:37,134 --> 00:06:40,054 Speaker 2: building a life that would last forever. But as the 117 00:06:40,094 --> 00:06:43,774 Speaker 2: Taliban took power, Mona, her younger brother, and her mum 118 00:06:44,014 --> 00:06:46,974 Speaker 2: were all forced to abandon their home. Mona and her 119 00:06:47,014 --> 00:06:51,254 Speaker 2: family fled Afghanistan. Her grandparents remained there until recently when 120 00:06:51,294 --> 00:06:54,294 Speaker 2: her family was able to move them to Iran. Mona 121 00:06:54,374 --> 00:06:57,854 Speaker 2: has continued her lifelong love and passion for playing football 122 00:06:57,974 --> 00:07:01,414 Speaker 2: at a local New South Wales club. Now she's preparing 123 00:07:01,494 --> 00:07:06,094 Speaker 2: alongside twenty two teammates, all Afghan women, to take on Chad, 124 00:07:06,254 --> 00:07:09,294 Speaker 2: Libya and the United Arab Emirates in a four club 125 00:07:09,334 --> 00:07:12,494 Speaker 2: time tournament friendly at the end of October. Before she 126 00:07:12,614 --> 00:07:15,054 Speaker 2: hits the pitch for the Afghan refugee team, Mona, I 127 00:07:15,094 --> 00:07:17,414 Speaker 2: mean it is with us on the quiki. Tell us 128 00:07:17,414 --> 00:07:20,654 Speaker 2: about your relationship with well what I want to call soccer, 129 00:07:20,694 --> 00:07:23,094 Speaker 2: but I'm pretty sure you want to call football. When 130 00:07:23,134 --> 00:07:24,094 Speaker 2: did you start playing? 131 00:07:24,774 --> 00:07:28,534 Speaker 4: Well, since I was five years old, I played in 132 00:07:28,534 --> 00:07:32,694 Speaker 4: a street cobbled in Afghanistan with the boys. I started 133 00:07:32,734 --> 00:07:35,774 Speaker 4: with the boys because he hasn't have any women's team 134 00:07:36,014 --> 00:07:40,294 Speaker 4: in Afghanistan, and that's why I liked playing with the 135 00:07:40,374 --> 00:07:43,374 Speaker 4: ball when I was young, not with the toy like 136 00:07:43,454 --> 00:07:47,694 Speaker 4: a girls and stuff. So my journey begins on that time. 137 00:07:48,214 --> 00:07:51,454 Speaker 2: And throughout your journey you've played in lots of very 138 00:07:51,974 --> 00:07:55,014 Speaker 2: important and prestigious teams. The under seventeens team which she 139 00:07:55,134 --> 00:07:57,934 Speaker 2: was selected for, well under seventeen, right. 140 00:07:58,214 --> 00:08:03,094 Speaker 4: Yes, I remember that I was between nine or ten. 141 00:08:03,774 --> 00:08:07,334 Speaker 4: I played in a tournament. It was a league in Afghanistan. 142 00:08:07,614 --> 00:08:11,174 Speaker 4: I played for my club Stuckla team. I scored one 143 00:08:11,214 --> 00:08:16,094 Speaker 4: goal against the national goalkeeper. So it was very very 144 00:08:16,254 --> 00:08:19,414 Speaker 4: amazing for me and proud feeling. And after that I 145 00:08:19,454 --> 00:08:22,814 Speaker 4: have been chosen for andre seventeen women's national team. 146 00:08:23,134 --> 00:08:25,294 Speaker 2: Talk to me about the people in your life who've 147 00:08:25,334 --> 00:08:27,974 Speaker 2: got new to this point in your sporting career. I 148 00:08:28,014 --> 00:08:31,014 Speaker 2: think your mom has a pretty big impact in that way. 149 00:08:31,494 --> 00:08:35,654 Speaker 4: My mom is my idol in my life. And it's 150 00:08:35,694 --> 00:08:39,614 Speaker 4: been four years since we came in Australia. And I 151 00:08:39,654 --> 00:08:43,894 Speaker 4: know we were young and we hadn't too much difficulties, 152 00:08:43,934 --> 00:08:48,374 Speaker 4: but my mom was a news reporter, journalist and a 153 00:08:48,454 --> 00:08:54,534 Speaker 4: lawyer in Afghanistan. Because of lack of language, she cannot 154 00:08:54,774 --> 00:08:59,294 Speaker 4: continue your dreams and this is very hard to see 155 00:08:59,494 --> 00:09:03,334 Speaker 4: your mom cannot do what she wants and it's very 156 00:09:03,374 --> 00:09:07,894 Speaker 4: difficult for me to see her being at home and 157 00:09:08,454 --> 00:09:14,054 Speaker 4: just waiting for some magical moments to change her life again. 158 00:09:14,414 --> 00:09:17,654 Speaker 2: How did you end up playing for Marconi Stallions. That's 159 00:09:17,654 --> 00:09:19,094 Speaker 2: a team here in New South Wales. 160 00:09:19,414 --> 00:09:24,534 Speaker 4: I played for Marconi two years ago on twenty twenty four. 161 00:09:24,974 --> 00:09:27,614 Speaker 4: I just want to change the team so I can 162 00:09:27,974 --> 00:09:31,014 Speaker 4: have experience with another clubs as well. So it was 163 00:09:31,054 --> 00:09:34,574 Speaker 4: a good season and also in twenty twenty five we 164 00:09:35,294 --> 00:09:38,614 Speaker 4: ended up on fourth so we did well. 165 00:09:39,174 --> 00:09:42,414 Speaker 2: And is that a result of you coming to Australia. 166 00:09:42,654 --> 00:09:45,854 Speaker 2: Were you fleeing Afghanistan at a certain time, yes, Talk 167 00:09:45,854 --> 00:09:48,054 Speaker 2: to me a little bit about what that was like, 168 00:09:48,134 --> 00:09:51,054 Speaker 2: that moment when the Taliban came back into power and 169 00:09:51,094 --> 00:09:54,054 Speaker 2: what that meant for life in Afghanistan but also for 170 00:09:54,174 --> 00:09:56,214 Speaker 2: sport and women's sport in Afghanistan. 171 00:09:56,374 --> 00:10:01,054 Speaker 4: Oh, and that's hard. I remember that the news said 172 00:10:01,094 --> 00:10:04,414 Speaker 4: the Taliban is coming and they are tooking the other 173 00:10:04,534 --> 00:10:09,054 Speaker 4: cities of Afghanistan and they were coming to Kobble. I 174 00:10:09,174 --> 00:10:12,774 Speaker 4: was leaving in Cobble. So all of the African national 175 00:10:12,814 --> 00:10:16,774 Speaker 4: team women scarers was very scared. The first thing we 176 00:10:16,854 --> 00:10:24,574 Speaker 4: did we fired everything. We burned our jerseys, our national cards, socks, bags. 177 00:10:24,734 --> 00:10:25,614 Speaker 2: Why did you do that? 178 00:10:25,974 --> 00:10:28,974 Speaker 4: Because we knew that we were in the media, so 179 00:10:29,054 --> 00:10:32,814 Speaker 4: Toliban know that who we are. So we just protect 180 00:10:33,014 --> 00:10:36,294 Speaker 4: our lives from Tolliban, so we run away from Tolliban. 181 00:10:36,454 --> 00:10:39,094 Speaker 4: So if we were there, they just killed us. 182 00:10:39,254 --> 00:10:41,534 Speaker 2: How did it make you feel when the Taliban came 183 00:10:41,574 --> 00:10:43,454 Speaker 2: back into tower and they said you're not allowed to 184 00:10:43,454 --> 00:10:45,494 Speaker 2: do this thing that you've been doing since you were 185 00:10:45,494 --> 00:10:45,894 Speaker 2: a kid. 186 00:10:46,094 --> 00:10:49,134 Speaker 4: It was very hard. It was very difficult for me, 187 00:10:49,494 --> 00:10:53,774 Speaker 4: especially I was young and I had very big dream 188 00:10:53,814 --> 00:10:57,854 Speaker 4: to play for big claps, such as playing in Europe 189 00:10:58,214 --> 00:11:01,094 Speaker 4: for the big claps and be a professional player. 190 00:11:01,574 --> 00:11:05,974 Speaker 2: New South Wales isn't quite the Euroleagues just yet for football, 191 00:11:06,374 --> 00:11:09,294 Speaker 2: but it is a starting point and what's coming now 192 00:11:09,334 --> 00:11:12,134 Speaker 2: with FIFA and this tournament that you're about to compete 193 00:11:12,174 --> 00:11:14,094 Speaker 2: in is a pretty incredible step. Do you want to 194 00:11:14,094 --> 00:11:16,054 Speaker 2: tell us a bit about what the process getting into 195 00:11:16,054 --> 00:11:18,094 Speaker 2: that Afghan refugee team has been like? 196 00:11:18,814 --> 00:11:21,494 Speaker 4: Yes, So, first of all, I want to say that 197 00:11:21,614 --> 00:11:26,454 Speaker 4: every one of us we worked hard, very very worked hard, 198 00:11:26,574 --> 00:11:29,694 Speaker 4: every single of us to get in this point. We 199 00:11:29,854 --> 00:11:35,374 Speaker 4: fight in every ways to get attention from every countries, 200 00:11:35,694 --> 00:11:40,414 Speaker 4: especially FIFA to recognize us, to help us in this way. 201 00:11:40,934 --> 00:11:44,774 Speaker 4: When the FIFA step and create the refugee theme, that 202 00:11:44,974 --> 00:11:49,614 Speaker 4: was very special moment and historic moment for all of 203 00:11:49,894 --> 00:11:53,934 Speaker 4: Afgan girls who was living like in refugee countries or 204 00:11:54,374 --> 00:11:55,534 Speaker 4: living in Afghanistan. 205 00:11:55,934 --> 00:11:56,974 Speaker 1: That was a big step. 206 00:11:57,454 --> 00:12:01,134 Speaker 4: And we are working hard and I think we are 207 00:12:01,214 --> 00:12:04,414 Speaker 4: ready to go for the tournament and get the results 208 00:12:04,414 --> 00:12:04,974 Speaker 4: of what we want. 209 00:12:05,374 --> 00:12:07,254 Speaker 2: And tell me about your teammates. Have you played with 210 00:12:07,294 --> 00:12:08,174 Speaker 2: many of them before? 211 00:12:08,534 --> 00:12:11,654 Speaker 4: Yes, lots of them played in a national team, like 212 00:12:11,974 --> 00:12:14,574 Speaker 4: eleven or twelve of them. We played in the same 213 00:12:14,614 --> 00:12:18,494 Speaker 4: team and we went for their international tournaments and we 214 00:12:18,574 --> 00:12:23,094 Speaker 4: have experience, so I have been played with most of them. 215 00:12:23,174 --> 00:12:23,414 Speaker 2: Yes. 216 00:12:24,014 --> 00:12:27,574 Speaker 4: I would like to thank every single one of those 217 00:12:27,734 --> 00:12:31,014 Speaker 4: persons that help us to get there in the past 218 00:12:31,054 --> 00:12:35,214 Speaker 4: four years. And I really thank FIFA to get this 219 00:12:35,614 --> 00:12:39,294 Speaker 4: first step for us and this historic moment. And we 220 00:12:39,334 --> 00:12:41,854 Speaker 4: are a special team and we are ready for the 221 00:12:41,894 --> 00:12:45,134 Speaker 4: tournament and we will have good results. 222 00:12:45,534 --> 00:12:49,614 Speaker 2: Mina, this friendly tournament may be the first step into 223 00:12:49,654 --> 00:12:53,854 Speaker 2: seeing the Afghan international team in the future. How does 224 00:12:53,894 --> 00:12:56,014 Speaker 2: that make you feel? It's maybe that one team that 225 00:12:56,334 --> 00:12:58,694 Speaker 2: you haven't been able to play for yet in the 226 00:12:59,054 --> 00:13:01,854 Speaker 2: A League. What's the feeling like of knowing that you're 227 00:13:01,894 --> 00:13:04,894 Speaker 2: maybe one step closer to that returning to the international game. 228 00:13:05,254 --> 00:13:08,734 Speaker 4: We have hope and also we have dream and we 229 00:13:08,774 --> 00:13:12,294 Speaker 4: are waiting for that moment to be step on the 230 00:13:12,374 --> 00:13:17,414 Speaker 4: international tournaments again and come play for our country and 231 00:13:17,454 --> 00:13:21,134 Speaker 4: play for our jerseys. And we are fighting to get 232 00:13:21,214 --> 00:13:25,534 Speaker 4: that dream and also trying to fight not just for us, 233 00:13:25,774 --> 00:13:30,334 Speaker 4: for Afrigan girls who cannot educate in Kobal, Afghanistan, who 234 00:13:30,374 --> 00:13:35,294 Speaker 4: cannot steady even cannot go outside of the Hoom without demand, 235 00:13:35,774 --> 00:13:38,454 Speaker 4: and this is our dream that we can do something 236 00:13:38,494 --> 00:13:38,854 Speaker 4: for them. 237 00:13:38,974 --> 00:13:40,934 Speaker 2: There'll be a lot of parents listening to this, a 238 00:13:40,974 --> 00:13:43,374 Speaker 2: lot of parents of young girls. What do you have 239 00:13:43,454 --> 00:13:47,654 Speaker 2: to say to them about their children, their girls pursuing sport. 240 00:13:47,734 --> 00:13:49,894 Speaker 2: I mean, it's been such a big part of your life. 241 00:13:50,094 --> 00:13:53,534 Speaker 2: It was taken away temporarily. Now you've come to Australia 242 00:13:53,574 --> 00:13:55,734 Speaker 2: and you're playing again. What do you have to say 243 00:13:55,934 --> 00:13:57,894 Speaker 2: to all the young children out there who want to 244 00:13:57,894 --> 00:13:58,854 Speaker 2: pursue sport too. 245 00:13:59,534 --> 00:14:04,694 Speaker 4: My message for the parents is please support your children 246 00:14:04,854 --> 00:14:08,254 Speaker 4: in any way, Please support them to achieve their dreams. 247 00:14:08,454 --> 00:14:12,974 Speaker 4: You are idle and they can feel like they are 248 00:14:13,014 --> 00:14:16,654 Speaker 4: not alone and they can go forward with the parents, 249 00:14:16,694 --> 00:14:19,614 Speaker 4: with the support of parents, and achieve what they want. 250 00:14:20,254 --> 00:14:24,334 Speaker 4: I know I had the big dreams. Maybe some of 251 00:14:24,414 --> 00:14:28,894 Speaker 4: us couldn't achieve our dreams, but most of us should 252 00:14:29,614 --> 00:14:36,134 Speaker 4: try try to get our dream and receive support of family, 253 00:14:36,654 --> 00:14:41,894 Speaker 4: friends and community. 254 00:14:42,134 --> 00:14:49,414 Speaker 2: Australia loves its drinking rituals also, we think. New research 255 00:14:49,614 --> 00:14:52,814 Speaker 2: shows gen z are changing the game and it might 256 00:14:52,854 --> 00:14:56,374 Speaker 2: be the biggest cultural shift to our drinking scene in decades. 257 00:14:56,934 --> 00:14:59,934 Speaker 2: A major Flinder's University study looked at more than twenty 258 00:15:00,014 --> 00:15:04,414 Speaker 2: three thousand Aussies and their relationship to booze. The results 259 00:15:04,454 --> 00:15:07,294 Speaker 2: confirm what many of us have suspected for a while. 260 00:15:07,774 --> 00:15:11,734 Speaker 2: Gen zs are nearly twenty times more likely to abstain 261 00:15:11,774 --> 00:15:15,614 Speaker 2: from alcohol compared to baby boomers. Not only are they 262 00:15:15,654 --> 00:15:18,134 Speaker 2: more likely to say no thanks to apply to the pub, 263 00:15:18,294 --> 00:15:21,454 Speaker 2: but when they do drink, they're pouring much less and 264 00:15:21,734 --> 00:15:25,934 Speaker 2: doing it much less often. So why the shift, Well, 265 00:15:25,974 --> 00:15:29,334 Speaker 2: it's all about a changing world. Researcher and co author 266 00:15:29,374 --> 00:15:33,494 Speaker 2: doctor Kirilee Thompson says rising living costs, greater focus on health, 267 00:15:33,814 --> 00:15:36,814 Speaker 2: and a social scene that's more digital than ever before 268 00:15:37,174 --> 00:15:40,974 Speaker 2: are all contributing factors. Alcohol wants a symbol of Aussie 269 00:15:41,054 --> 00:15:44,294 Speaker 2: identity simply isn't part of the same rights of passage 270 00:15:44,294 --> 00:15:48,014 Speaker 2: for younger cohorts. I ask my colleagues who span across 271 00:15:48,014 --> 00:15:50,734 Speaker 2: the generational divide about their drinking habits. 272 00:15:52,694 --> 00:15:55,614 Speaker 5: So I would say Monday to Thursday, I aim for 273 00:15:55,814 --> 00:15:58,774 Speaker 5: zero drinks or max one if I'm going out dinner 274 00:15:58,854 --> 00:16:01,654 Speaker 5: or something. But come the weekend, the plot of life 275 00:16:01,694 --> 00:16:05,014 Speaker 5: takes over and I kind of let my social life 276 00:16:05,054 --> 00:16:06,214 Speaker 5: dictate where that goes. 277 00:16:06,734 --> 00:16:09,534 Speaker 6: I would say I drink between eight and ten guys 278 00:16:09,894 --> 00:16:12,654 Speaker 6: is a week. I don't usually drink a lot during 279 00:16:12,654 --> 00:16:14,694 Speaker 6: the week, but if I'm going out on the weekend, 280 00:16:15,014 --> 00:16:16,854 Speaker 6: maybe to like a beer garden or something with friends, 281 00:16:16,894 --> 00:16:18,214 Speaker 6: or if I've got an event on or have a 282 00:16:18,254 --> 00:16:20,454 Speaker 6: couple of drinks. But I feel like nowadays I'm opting 283 00:16:20,454 --> 00:16:23,174 Speaker 6: more like one drink and a coke with friends. 284 00:16:23,494 --> 00:16:26,054 Speaker 7: I emagen Z kind of on the cusp of millennial 285 00:16:26,374 --> 00:16:28,294 Speaker 7: and when they say I only have one drink, I'm 286 00:16:28,294 --> 00:16:28,854 Speaker 7: not the same. 287 00:16:28,894 --> 00:16:30,094 Speaker 1: I can definitely. 288 00:16:29,694 --> 00:16:31,694 Speaker 2: Binge drink on a week and it's a terrible habit. 289 00:16:31,934 --> 00:16:34,134 Speaker 7: I mean, it's not like I typically sit around and count, 290 00:16:34,174 --> 00:16:37,414 Speaker 7: but I would say maybe fifteen a week. So I 291 00:16:37,454 --> 00:16:40,454 Speaker 7: only really drink during the week with someone else, not 292 00:16:40,574 --> 00:16:43,054 Speaker 7: by myself. So if I'm out to dinner with friends 293 00:16:43,094 --> 00:16:45,894 Speaker 7: and we get some cocktails on the weekend, I'll only 294 00:16:45,934 --> 00:16:48,214 Speaker 7: get on the beers if it's for an event. You know, 295 00:16:48,294 --> 00:16:49,774 Speaker 7: I can have fun without the bebies. 296 00:16:51,214 --> 00:16:55,454 Speaker 2: Interestingly, while binge drinking episodes can still happen, the overall 297 00:16:55,534 --> 00:16:59,334 Speaker 2: trend is clear less frequent, less heavy drinking, and a 298 00:16:59,334 --> 00:17:03,854 Speaker 2: whole lot more abstention. Researchers say this isn't just a phase, 299 00:17:03,894 --> 00:17:07,894 Speaker 2: but a real cultural turn that could transform public health 300 00:17:08,054 --> 00:17:12,174 Speaker 2: for the better. Thompson says gen Z are redefining what 301 00:17:12,214 --> 00:17:15,334 Speaker 2: it means to socialize and celebrate, and they're doing it 302 00:17:15,374 --> 00:17:19,294 Speaker 2: with blessed alcohol. So are we looking at the end 303 00:17:19,374 --> 00:17:22,334 Speaker 2: of a cold one after a long day's work. Well 304 00:17:22,414 --> 00:17:24,974 Speaker 2: only time will tell, but all the signs point to 305 00:17:25,014 --> 00:17:28,534 Speaker 2: a new normal for Pussie drinking culture. Thanks for taking 306 00:17:28,534 --> 00:17:30,574 Speaker 2: some time to feed your mind with us today. The 307 00:17:30,654 --> 00:17:33,894 Speaker 2: Quikie is produced by me Taylor Strano and Claire Murphy, 308 00:17:33,974 --> 00:17:35,934 Speaker 2: with audio production by Lou Hill.