Gen Zs,Millennials,Boomers. Is it all just silly talk? Not at this election

Baby Boomers and their elders are outnumbered by Millennials and Gen Zs at this election. What does the shift mean for politics? And who invented “generations” anyway?

  • Angus Holland

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Did Jay-Z move the needle on the zee-drift?

Jay Zee or Jay Zed? I can tell your age by your answer

Z has always been trouble,and Gen-Z is just the latest to claim the letter.

  • David Astle
Book covers

Why do all book covers look the same now?

That book looks so familiar to you … because it is.

  • Michael Sun
Millennial voter Shannon Said predicts many young people in Western Sydney will vote for Greens and independents.

Gang of youths:the election battleground where Millennials and Gen Z hold sway

Voters aged under 45 will dominate a swag of key Sydney seats in 2025,election roll data analysis shows.

  • Matt Wade andKayla Olaya
housing crisis

Back off,Boomer! You didn’t have to go bush to buy a house

Young Sydneysiders like me are frequently told we’re too precious to move away from the city to find affordable properties. Here’s the truth defence.

  • Meg Kanofski
People arrive for Catholic Mass at Westminster Cathedral in London.

Young British flock push Catholics to outnumber Anglicans for first time since Henry VIII

Over the past six years,a shift has occurred among younger generations. Young Catholics now outnumber Anglicans by more than two to one.

  • Rob Harris
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Once the darling of social media and a powerful tool for mobilising the masses,the humble #hashtag must now only be used ironically,preferably not at all.

The one thing that separates old and young people online

Once the darling of social media and a powerful tool for mobilising the masses,the #hashtag must now be used only ironically,or preferably not at all unless you’re a parent.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Alisha Burns decided to have a baby on her own when she turned 38. Many other single women are considering the same thing.

The day her father died,Alisha decided to have a baby on her own. It was a ‘lightbulb moment’

Does finding a partner need to come before starting a family? An increasing number of Australians,particularly Gen Z and Millennials,don’t think so.

  • Nell Geraets

Brooke Boney:‘We must funnel our disgust into something productive’

This International Women’s Day,even if it feels like we’re going backwards,it’s important to appreciate how far we’ve come.

  • Brooke Boney
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Dutton says the GFC is ‘ancient history’. If only that were true for voters like me

I am far from being the only Millennial struggling to square my experience of 2009 with Peter Dutton’s era of astute investing,and the lasting financial repercussions of that time.

  • Rachel Clun