What do young workers want? A pay rise,or a house
Opinion
Careers

What do young workers want? A pay rise,or a house

Employers are obsessed with knowing what younger generations want. More often than not,it’s a pay rise.

  • byJim Bright

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Is the right to disconnect Gen Z’s workplace legacy? It’s complicated
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Workplace

Is the right to disconnect Gen Z’s workplace legacy? It’s complicated

Will the drawing of boundaries and muting of notifications be Generation Z’s workplace legacy? It’s complicated.

  • byMary Ward
Millennials think talking on the phone is a fate worse than death

Millennials think talking on the phone is a fate worse than death

My generational peers seem to favour writing 100 text messages when a simple call would have sufficed. I don’t get it.

  • byJanuary Jones
Plush sandwiches and tiny ‘boyfriends’:The toys young women are obsessed with

Plush sandwiches and tiny ‘boyfriends’:The toys young women are obsessed with

A new “toy revival” has Gen Z and Millennial women collecting dolls and soft toys. And there’s not a Barbie in sight.

  • byJada Susas
If it weren’t for me,you wouldn’t be watching Netflix and ordering UberEats

If it weren’t for me,you wouldn’t be watching Netflix and ordering UberEats

As Millennials limp into obsolescence,let’s not forget what we gave the world.

  • byThomas Mitchell
Drunken nights,nauseous seaplane ride:Influencers given $90,000 visit to Australia

Drunken nights,nauseous seaplane ride:Influencers given $90,000 visit to Australia

The national tourism agency is trying to sell Australia as a holiday destination to Generation Z by hosting three social media influencers.

  • byMary Ward
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Dental check-ups and food:Young people relying on BNPL for the basics
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Dental check-ups and food:Young people relying on BNPL for the basics

The NSW Advocate for Children and Young People says the impact of cost of living pressures on youth is not being taken seriously by governments.

  • byMary Ward
Genetic ties out,friends and pets in as young people redefine family

Genetic ties out,friends and pets in as young people redefine family

To a growing number of Australians,family no longer means people related by blood,marriage,adoption or fostering,as government agencies still define it.

  • byWendy Tuohy
The generation driving a ‘megatrend’ of poor mental health in Australia

The generation driving a ‘megatrend’ of poor mental health in Australia

A new study analysed the mental health data of 27,572 Australians for 20 years,revealing a lot about one generation in particular.

  • bySarah Berry
Blaming Baby Boomers for your money woes is unfair,lazy and wrong

Blaming Baby Boomers for your money woes is unfair,lazy and wrong

Generational scapegoating places blame on a malevolent generation rather than the political and economic system that creates and perpetuates inequalities between rich and poor.

  • byClive Hamilton andMyra Hamilton
Cost-of-living pressures are biting,but one generation is splashing out

Cost-of-living pressures are biting,but one generation is splashing out

Over-65s are travelling and eating out more while younger Australians are making drastic cuts to their budgets.

  • byRachel Clun