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Sophia Quah moved to Australia towards the end of high school, and unlike many of her peers, took proactive steps to make friends as an early adult.

Kids make it look easy, so why is making friends as adults so hard?

It’s a key sign of social connection, but forging friendships at the start of university, a new job or a new neighbourhood can be daunting.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo

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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
The statue of Captain James Cook in Randwick has been vandalised for the second time in 12 months.

Not celebrating Australia Day shouldn’t mean discounting our good fortune

While older Australians could learn from my generation’s compassion, it’s clear that Gen Z-ers could learn from them, too. Namely, about national pride.

  • Daniel Cash

Why the bank of mum and dad is branching out beyond home loans

The unofficial banking system known as the bank of mum and dad appears to be growing more crucial as younger people are squeezed by high costs.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese: the election campaign has unofficially begun.

‘Weak’ or ‘nasty’ are uninspiring choices at the ballot box

The shortcomings of both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are obvious for all to see, a reader writes.

Intergenerational wealth transfers could become the deciding factor of young people entering the housing market.

Sara’s parents own two homes, but she won’t buy until she’s 80. Here’s why

Young Sydneysiders on the wrong side of a $3.5 trillion wealth transfer are staring down decades of housing pain.

  • Kayla Olaya, Daniel Lo Surdo and Cindy Yin
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How the bank of nan and pop is making our polarised school system even worse

Cashed-up grandparents are driving private education fees ever higher. It’s just another degree of stratification for our dysfunctional school system.

  • Jordan Baker
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
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

My trick for remembering names is a bit dodgy. Just ask ‘pooork Sarah’

An aide-memoire is all very well – until you make the wrong connection.

  • Anson Cameron

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