Gen Z's meme streak hits home as battle of the generations begins – again

Gen Z's meme streak hits home as battle of the generations begins – again

Dismissing an entire cohort of people as useless does seem a little unfair,but maybe making oldies uncomfortable is the entire point of being young.

  • byAmelia Lester

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The chosen:how the 481 Boys got to educate generations
Perspective
Education

The chosen:how the 481 Boys got to educate generations

As the postwar population boomed,Victoria needed educated teachers. Young men from rural districts flowed to a hostel in the city. They're still mates.

  • byTony Wright
Trying to trademark a meme? OK Boomer

Trying to trademark a meme? OK Boomer

First came the"OK Boomer"memes,then came T-shirts and phone cases using the phrase. Now,get set for an all-out war at the US Patent and Trademark Office.

  • byDerrick Bryson Taylor
Boomers unlikely to willingly give up entrenched privileges
Letters
Letters

Boomers unlikely to willingly give up entrenched privileges

Baby Boomers are enjoying the benefits of decades of economic growth. But is this just reward for a lifetime of sacrifice or generational greed and selfishness?

'OK Boomer'resentment will grow over intergenerational wealth transfer
Opinion
Tax reform

'OK Boomer'resentment will grow over intergenerational wealth transfer

Budgetary pressures will dictate a re-balancing of an unfair tax system in which younger taxpayers continue to underwrite a wealth transfer to an older generation.

  • byTony Walker
Gen why we shouldn't use generalisations about generations

Gen why we shouldn't use generalisations about generations

I've never used the phrase"OK Boomer"or"millennial snowflake"and frankly I don't think you should either.

  • byDavid Dale
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Life turns on a dime - a truth only realised over time

Life turns on a dime - a truth only realised over time

As a child,this writer experienced more than one brush with death within his family. The way he chose to cope with it shaped his life

  • byElliot Perlman
The price of a home in Sydney:11 years and multiple trade-offs

The price of a home in Sydney:11 years and multiple trade-offs

Buying a first home is harder now than 30 years ago but it is easier to pay off once you get your foot in the door.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Read:Fleishman is in Trouble – and that's good news for us

Read:Fleishman is in Trouble – and that's good news for us

Journalist Taffy Brodesser-Akner delivers a wonderfully witty first novel.

  • byAmelia Lester
When wearing headphones equals'do not disturb'
Opinion
Workplace

When wearing headphones equals'do not disturb'

If you work in an open-plan office,look around and count how many of your colleagues are wearing headphones.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
How different generations plan to spend their tax refunds

How different generations plan to spend their tax refunds

Off the credit card or a new TV? Four Australians from different generations talk about how they're going to spend their tax rebate... when they get it.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons