Baby Boomers
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.
- by Kayla Olaya, Daniel Lo Surdo and Cindy Yin
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Opinion
Private schools
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.
- by Jordan Baker
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.
- by Millie Muroi and Matt Wade
Opinion
Parenting
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.
- by Zoya Patel
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Opinion
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.
- by Anson Cameron
‘I’m angry’: Lily was 17 when her baby was taken. Now, she’s asking the UN to help
Lily Arthur was one of the young, vulnerable women coerced into giving up their babies for adoption mid-last century. Now, she’s taking her fight for justice to Geneva.
- by Megan Norris
‘It’s not inappropriate’: Why adults with dementia are often shamed for sex
Baby Boomers are set to dominate aged care in the next decade. As the generation of free love, their expectations around sex means providers need to change.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
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Aged care
Baby Boomers face aged care bed shortages as funding crisis worsens
The shortage could leave the sector without 21,200 beds as operators warn of financial pressures that will force them to close more homes than they build.
- by David Crowe
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Retirement living
Want to be ‘carried out in a box’? How retirees can tap into the value of their homes
For many Australians over 65, a significant amount of their wealth is tied up in the family home. Here are some safe ways to access it.
- by Kaye Fallick
Boomers spend, Zoomers struggle as economic divide widens
Prabhat and Neena Sinha love to travel and have plenty of hobbies in their retirement, but they see the effect the cost of living is having on their children.
- by Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
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Opinion
Good things come in coloured envelopes, but only Boomers know that
Alas, we no longer send birthday cards like we used to. It’s a hallmark of the times.
- by Jo Stubbings
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