Generation Lonely:Two in five young adults are flying solo

Generation Lonely:Two in five young adults are flying solo

People aged 18 to 24 are the most lonesome generation,followed by those aged 45 to 54. They are also the most likely to report social media addiction.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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The Australian social media stars winning famous friends and influencing millions

The Australian social media stars winning famous friends and influencing millions

Melbourne brothers Luke and Scott O’Halloran – known as Luke and Sassy Scott – are among the millions of Australians riding the lucrative social media wave.

  • byLuke Dennehy andCalum Jaspan
You have to hand it to Boomers,they’ve won the economic generation game

You have to hand it to Boomers,they’ve won the economic generation game

To expect their less-well-off descendants to fund their continued privilege is,well,a bit rich.

  • byAntoinette Lattouf
Coalition could lose 35 seats as Millennials,Gen Z reshape politics

Coalition could lose 35 seats as Millennials,Gen Z reshape politics

Young Australians are not embracing conservative politics as they age like previous generations did,prompting Liberal MPs to urge the party to transform.

  • byJames Massola andPaul Sakkal
I went to Paris for my first solo holiday since becoming a parent. It was life changing

I went to Paris for my first solo holiday since becoming a parent. It was life changing

Life has taught me that all we really have are fleeting moments,and if we don’t stay awake for them,we miss the great joy of our lives.

  • byRachael Coopes
Social media is hurting teens,but no one is doing anything about it

Social media is hurting teens,but no one is doing anything about it

Young people,particularly young women,are the victims of a crisis in mental health. But policymakers are silent on the thing causing the most harm:social media.

  • byJacqueline Maley
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‘Not fair to be cruel’:Melanie Lynskey on hitting back at her Last of Us critics

‘Not fair to be cruel’:Melanie Lynskey on hitting back at her Last of Us critics

Fresh from starring in two of the hottest TV shows,the classic “oh,her” actor talks beating bullies,trading places with Kate Winslet and White Lotus.

  • byLouise Rugendyke
Words are ageist too. Amirite?
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Opinion

Words are ageist too. Amirite?

If you’re past 40,like me,there’s little to be gained from trying to use teenage slang.

  • byDoug Bray
How TikTok,sobriety and pandemic break-ups are changing dating
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How TikTok,sobriety and pandemic break-ups are changing dating

The pandemic trends of separations and social distancing and the rise of TikTok relationship advice and dating reviews have left their mark on the dating scene.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
We need a national day for unity,not division
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Letters

We need a national day for unity,not division

All countries have national days. They usually celebrate some event of significance,like independence. Only Australia celebrates a date linked to arrival of the dominant ethnic group.

‘People didn’t take me seriously’:How Gen Z is stepping into the workplace

‘People didn’t take me seriously’:How Gen Z is stepping into the workplace

Now that Millennials are hitting 40,Generation Z is getting into the workplace and making it their own.

  • byLauren Ironmonger