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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

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“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
Marsden Park development

Forget the latte line, this is the new divide splitting Sydney in two

Sydney’s younger generations are rejecting the city’s “grey houses, grey streets and grey methods” in the city’s newer suburbs.

  • Frances Howe
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

Not your grandma’s bag: What’s driving Gen Z’s love affair with this luxury tote?

It’s the simple bag beloved by royals and the Hollywood elite. Now it’s sweeping school hallways and university lecture theatres.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
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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Oh, what a night: Lisa Drought going to see DJ Vikkstar with her son.

I went to a nightclub and what I found about a generation of young men surprised me

It had been 25 years since I’d been clubbing – what was I thinking? And worse, I was going to see a performance by someone who found fame posting videos of themselves playing games.

  • Lisa Drought
Simon Letch

I’m unleashing a chatbot of myself. She has a few of my quirks but can go rogue

Ever wanted to yell at this columnist? Meet the virtual “me”. We’ve created her as an AI experiment – if you’re up for the argument.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
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
Russian expat Lena Fomichëva, 21, works two hospitality jobs in Sydney.

Many Gen Zs are working multiple jobs. Are they missing out on their 20s?

New data shows more people under 25 are working multiple jobs. But at what cost?

  • Lauren Ironmonger and Alyssa Talakovski

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