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Jun 2024
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The dangers of normalising "the wine mum...

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Have you heard about wine mums, or seen videos on social media featuring women drinking at boozy brunches?

Historically men have drunk more than women, but in recent years there has been an increase in women’s drinking.

In this episode of The Briefing Sacha Barbour Gatt sits down with Maree Patsouras from La Trobe university to find out about the lives of Australian working mothers and the place alcohol has.

Headlines:

Family of British TV host Michael Mosley pay tribute following his death on a Greek island

Former federal treasurer Peter Costello resigns as chairman of Nine Entertainment

Cricket great Glen McGraw, LiSTNR's Hamish Blake and former Premiers Daniel Andrews and Mark McGowan some of those receiving King's Birthday Honours today

New warnings about impact of social media on kids brains and the potential shrinking of grey matter

Carlos Alcaraz outlasts Alexander Zverev at French Open for third Slam

 

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