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Rachel Gold.

Rachael braced herself when she cut off her daughter’s screen time. This is what surprised her

Worried about kids’ digital habits these school holidays? Cutting them off completely is just one way to manage it – but there are others.

  • Lauren Ironmonger

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A Summer of Friends: Grace Lagan and fellow Gen Zeders.

Gen Zs like me have stopped dating altogether. We’re opting for friends with (other) benefits

And we’ve consecrated this as our summer of friendship.

  • Grace Lagan
Senator Pauline Hanson in front of Senator Fatima Payman on Monday.

Young voters and women have left the Coalition – and they aren’t being tempted back

Conservative elements of the Coalition seem to have interpreted a bump in polling for One Nation as proof they should tack farther to the right. It makes little rational sense.

  • Jacqueline Maley
Isaac.

Teen boys are struggling with mental health. Here’s what they want you to know

New research reveals teenage boys and young men are lacking positive male role models. But there is hope on the horizon.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
As soon as you think you have caught up with Gen Z language, another word appears. And that’s the point.

Frustrated by your tweens saying ‘6-7’? That’s the point

Teens have always created their own language, and adults have always struggled to keep up. But it could be serving a positive purpose (even if it’s driving you nuts).

  • Callie Holtermann
Gen Z workers might be pessimistic about money, but they’re likely to earn more over the long run.

Young workers are banking on their inheritance. I don’t blame them

With a massive wealth transfer under way and property prices continuing to rise, it’s little wonder many desperately hope to be left something in the will.

  • Victoria Devine
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The barrel jean at Paris Fashion week, left; and right, New York Fashion week this year.

Barrel-leg jeans? Your legs deserve better

Reject the distorting silhouette and save your sartorial soul.

  • Mali Cornish

About 2.1 trillion photos will be taken this year. The way we share them is changing

Move a little to the side, “oversharenters” and serial posters: the tribe of “secret selfie-takers” is growing.

  • Amy Molloy
Stan Grant delivers the Centre for Public Christianity’s Richard Johnson Lecture in Chatswood on Wednesday night. 

In one girl’s tears I found the struggle for the human soul

In this world of toxic identity politics, young people like Kate are programmed for bitterness.

  • Stan Grant
Vencii Active founder Veda Rana, right, with friend Nancy Sun.

‘This is really boring’: Why Gen Z are shedding their leggings

While claims that “the reign of leggings is dead” may be overstated, it seems the dominance of the black legging may be coming to an end.

  • Lauren Ironmonger

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