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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

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The Bank of Mum and Dad is now one of the nation’s largest lenders, with many young people reliant on their parents if they want to become homeowners.

Inheritances are destroying the ‘fair go’. It’s time to tax them

We’re in the middle of the largest intergenerational wealth transfer ever, and it’s beginning to tear at our nation’s social fabric.

  • Thomas Walker
DJ decks, pickling jars, smoking meats – welcome to the new midlife cliches.

We can’t afford convertibles. So how do Millennials have a midlife crisis?

DJ decks, pickling jars, smoking meats – welcome to the new midlife cliches.

  • James Colley
Pedestrians seemingly no longer keep to the left.

Dear fellow pedestrians, keep to the left, you drongos

Visitors are already warned that while it’s not a crime to walk on the right, people will think you’re an idiot. The warnings aren’t working.

  • Claire Heaney

Hear ye, hear ye: The young people finding connection in historical role play

Across Australia, history enthusiasts are having serious fun with medieval times through dedicated clubs, and finding friendship and life skills along the way.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
“Lovely sunroom”: Meg Kanofski at home in her inner Sydney flat.

I’ve had four housemates in three years. And I’m not the problem

You might think sub-letting a room that fits a queen bed in a clean, comfortable, well-located apartment would be easy in a housing crisis. Not so, but I got there in the end.

  • Meg Kanofski
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Outgoing housemate Julia de Sterke with current housemates Vicky Lee, Shanky Yip, and Melissa Monroe in their Newtown sharehouse.

‘You’re competing with so many others’: Inside the weird world of rental speed-dating

10 minutes to choose your housemates for a year? How the housing crisis has made finding a room in Sydney riskier than ever.

  • Penry Buckley
Nevermind, Gen X is doing fine.

From grunge to Grange: How Gen X became wealthier homeowners than Boomers

Baby Boomer households, with average net worth of $2.3 million, are no longer king of the pack when it comes to property and shares.

  • Millie Muroi and Matt Wade
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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.

  • Daniel Cash
Many millennial parents are trying to create stronger boundaries with their parents in adulthood.

Millennials are changing the grandparenting rules – and not always for the better

One word has had a constant presence in recent online conversations about family dynamics: boundaries.

  • Zoya Patel

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