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Baby Boomers walk off into the sunset - with a third of all Australian wealth.

Baby Boomers now worth $6 trillion after ninefold increase in wealth this century

Boomers have become the nation’s richest generation thanks to property, shares and the tax system, squeezing out every other generation.

  • Shane Wright

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MIllie Muroi apartment

I bought a home in my 20s. That doesn’t mean it’s become easier

If aspirants are catching up on the home ownership front, why is there so much worry about a housing crisis?

  • Millie Muroi

Are younger generations finding it harder to buy a home? Data says no

When it comes to home ownership, no one will catch the Baby Boomers. But Millennials have an advantage over Generation X.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Boomers are reshaping the way wealth is distributed. These charts show how

“The great wealth transfer” is in full swing as Baby Boomers remodel their balance sheets.

  • Matt Wade

The January 31 edition

The early-retirement trap: how to avoid ‘wet leaf syndrome’ | Martin Luther King III on the state of the US – and living your legacy | Stopping overthinking

Early retirement can come as a shock to some.

The early-retirement trap: How to avoid loneliness, boredom and ‘wet leaf syndrome’

Quitting work earlier in life is the ultimate goal for many. But the reality can be a brutal letdown.

  • Sue Williams
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A majority of Australians now support Australia Day remaining on January 26, a change from two years ago.

Even Gen Z wants to keep Australia Day date: poll

Support for January 26 as the national day has climbed over the past three years and seven in 10 Australians now want to keep the date.

  • Nick Newling and Michelle Griffin
Home and Marge are now Millenials.

D’oh-mographics: What Millennials want from Labor and the Coalition

Homer Simpson is a Millennial and so am I. So how can Jacinta Allan and Jess Wilson win our votes in 2026?

  • Kieran Rooney
Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy has said he too feels ROMO these days.

Who suffers FOMO any more? I’m more likely to have ROMO

Ever found out that you had two things on at the same time, and secretly felt relief that the gods had given you an excuse to skip one?

  • Claire Heaney

The November 22 edition

The Gold Coast rocket developer with Elon Musk in his sights | The Glock-carrying librarian | Putting the fun in funerals | The chase for our southern lights