Australia Now & Then

In the first episode of the series, Aussie celebs from 4 generations – Boomers, Gen-X, Gen-Y and Gen-Z - - are asked: Are kids these days too wrapped up in cotton wool? Which generation of kids had the best manners? Do kids these days need more discipline and less affection? Is the humble video store better than Netflix? And should “Cracker Night” be brought back? It’s an inter-generational dogfight as Australia battles with the perennial question - are the glory days of Aussie youth behind us, or is childhood simply better nowadays?

Things really heat up as Shane Jacobson pits the generations against each other by asking: which generation of Aussies were the hottest?

Older generations love talking about how much tougher life was in the old days. Are they right? Which generation had the toughest sports stars and street gangs, and who would survive an apocalypse?

Which generation of Australians are the biggest rebels? Could Celeste Barber be a bigger larrikin than Paul Hogan? Do today’s protestors hide behind their keyboards?