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A box of CDs sit in our attic.

For years, I’ve asked my husband to ditch his CD collection. Then I sifted through it

I gave away my own CD collection when we moved into our house 12 years ago. My hoarder husband was having none of it.

  • Cara Waters

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Medicare is showing some wear and tear after 40 years.

We need to exercise common sense before trundling off to a GP

A substantial number of patients who see a GP are suffering a minor ailment or illness that resolves on its own.

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

Forty years ago, Band Aid stirred my Gen X conscience. Who’s inspiring Gen Z?

Do They Know It’s Christmas? helped my generation construct a compassionate worldview but the music my kids listen to seems devoid of any warriors for justice.

  • Maree Badgery-Parker
Many Gen Xers, now in their 40s and 50s, have also become part of what some demographers call the ‘Sandwich generation’.

Gen Xers, it’s time for some superannuation housekeeping

While retirement may increasingly seem a far-off illusion, spend a few minutes daydreaming and then do some fact-finding.

  • Emma Koehn
Most Australians are able to earn more than their parents did, a new report has found.

Gen X, Millennial Australians better off than their parents – but not all

Australians are largely growing up to be better off than their parents, but there are risks younger generations may not gain much ground.

  • Rachel Clun
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While it may make you uncomfortable, it’s an irrefutable fact that younger Australians are vastly more disadvantaged than older ones.

From Gen Z to Millennials, young Australians are truly in a mess

While it may make you uncomfortable, it’s an irrefutable fact that younger people are vastly more disadvantaged than older ones.

  • Victoria Devine
If you’re over 40, you might need a translator to navigate the modern dating world.

Single and dating? Beware, Perth: it’s cuffing season

From benching to breadcrumbing, modern dating means getting up to speed with some baffling lingo. Here’s the cheat sheet to keep you warm at night this winter.

  • Sarah Brookes
Boomers continue to cop flack from younger generations, much of it unfairly.

Stop blaming Boomers for all your problems – they’re not even in charge any more

Not every Boomer is hell-bent on plundering the natural world, locking everyone else out of the housing market and decapitating the letterbox on their way down the driveway.

  • Gary Newman
SH NEWS: Robert and May, with the help of their son Terence, have amassed tens of thousands of Instagram followers by jumping on trends to create niche comedy.

Meet the mature influencers showing the TikTok generation how it’s done

They were born before the internet was invented, but they’ve taken social media by storm.

  • Amber Schultz

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