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Across the board, Australians are reading less than ever before, with young men reading the least and older women reading the most.

The trend is reinforced from a young age, with parents more likely to read to their daughters than sons.

Australia Reads, a book industry initiative, is calling for a national strategy that reminds people of the fun and comfort that reading can bring.

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[โ€“] Ilandar 6 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

What happened to Gen X men? That gap is massive, their numbers are nearly as low Gen Z men.

[โ€“] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 7 hours ago

Same thing that happened to the generations after x: computer games, consoles. Books were big for me when I was young, but I hardly have time to read now

Also not much of generation X is retired

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