Daniel Cash
Daniel Cash is a law student at ANU.
Opinion
Climate policy
ALP desperately needs Gen Z voters. Too bad Albanese just drove us further away
The PM will spend much of his time on the campaign trail arguing his government has served young Australians well – a statement that was largely true until last week.
- by Daniel Cash
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Opinion
VCE
‘Ties are cut like an umbilical cord’: What I wish I’d known before my year 12 exams
I grew up hearing two theories about exam results – they mean nothing and they mean everything. One year on, I’m not sure either is right.
- by Daniel Cash
Opinion
Biology
Myth busted: the idea the brain doesn’t fully develop until 25 is wrong
If we accept that we don’t just “tick over” into adulthood, the idea that 18 should be the default age to drink, buy cigarettes, drive, vote and gamble begins to seem arbitrary.
- by Daniel Cash
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Social media
As a Gen Z wanting to get off social media, I lived for a week using a ‘dumb phone’
I’m 19 and sceptical about the government’s proposed social media ban. But a more effective alternative is gaining traction among Gen Zers.
- by Daniel Cash
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Sexism
Gen Z men have a problem with feminism. We need to talk about why
Earlier this year, a global study found one generation of men more than any other thinks feminism has gone too far. That generation, I’m uncomfortable to say, is mine.
- by Daniel Cash
Opinion
Australia votes
They can work, drive and graduate. But teenagers want something more
Politicians can only ignore young voters for so long. Eventually, they’ll reach the ballot box, and they’ll remember who stood in their way.
- by Daniel Cash
Opinion
Social media
Snapchat’s worst feature is turning Gen Z into narcissistic, paranoid stalkers
Addiction is one concern here, sure. But more dangerous still is the culture this creates.
- by Daniel Cash
Opinion
Political leadership
Young voters aren’t disengaged by choice, we’re missing in parliament
There are more than three million Australians in their 20s, yet no one in the House of Representatives is under 30. The party that can fix this stands to win a large tract of voters.
- by Daniel Cash
Opinion
Political leadership
Low-rise jeans have won over Gen Z. Here’s how the Coalition can do the same
The cycle of youth opinion is brutal and constant. Birkenstocks, once decidedly out, are in again. The Coalition, too, can win over my generation. Here’s how.
- by Daniel Cash
Opinion
Social media
Instagram’s latest change could make my generation the most ignorant ever
A new algorithm update means we will have less engagement in some of the most important issues of our time. We should all be seriously worried, and angry.
- by Daniel Cash
Opinion
Gen Z
I’m a soft-handed, coddled Zoomer. Boomers, teach us how to cope
Sure, my “snowflake generation” may need mental health breaks, but Boomers could buy a house before they were 25. And where they got Donald Bradman, we got Donald Trump.
- by Daniel Cash
Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/by/daniel-cash-p536tv