Gen X
Why Gen X is the real loser generation
Don’t cry for millennials or Gen Z. Save your pity for those in their 50s.
- The Economist
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Party ’til the break of 10pm: Inside the club ‘for women who have things to do next morning’
A new “safe, judgment free” club is giving Gen X women the chance to recapture lost youth and tear it up on the dance floor.
- Maggie Bullock
- Opinion
- Sunday Life
The hardest part about parenting teenagers isn’t the awkward conversations, it’s this
I’m still struggling with the letting go that comes as your children get older.
- Jessica Rowe
- Explainer
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Gen Zs, Millennials, Boomers. Is it all just silly talk? Not at this election
Baby Boomers and their elders are outnumbered by Millennials and Gen Zs at this election. What does the shift mean for politics? And who invented “generations” anyway?
- Angus Holland
‘Adapt or die’: How tech disrupted Generation X careers
In the Back to the Future trilogy, Generation X was promised technology would bring hoverboards and flying cars. Reality instead has brought Zoom meetings and career frustration.
- Chris Zappone
Australian Gen Z men more conservative than forebears
Those aged 15 to 24 are more likely to embrace traditional gender roles than Millennials or Gen X.
- Millie Muroi
- Opinion
- Baby Boomers
The one thing that separates old and young people online
Once the darling of social media and a powerful tool for mobilising the masses, the #hashtag must now be used only ironically, or preferably not at all unless you’re a parent.
- Thomas Mitchell
- Opinion
- Gen Y
Here’s the real housing crisis – my kids might never leave home
The only place where the lack of affordable housing is being seriously tackled is within the four walls of family homes, and it’s not a pretty sight.
- Rosie Beaumont
Why tracking your parents is about to be the next big thing
While most tracking app users are antsy parents who keep tabs on their kids, adult children tracking elderly parents could be the next big thing.
- Cindy Yin
Teaching your teen to drive? Don’t panic
Many parents dread the thought of being their child’s driving instructor, but it doesn’t have to be a fraught experience.
- Claire Heaney
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