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Teacher and crafts lover Alouise Somera, left, and Christina Kelly, founder of Sydney inner west boutique Made590.

The new status symbol for Gen Z is not what you’d expect

Stationery and crafts are booming as part of Gen Z and Millennials’ broader embrace of analogue culture, in which being offline is the latest flex.

  • Lauren Ironmonger

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We are seeing a grim explosion in workplace anxiety and stress among today’s young people.

Gen Z has ‘workplace anxiety’. Here’s what employers need to do

There is a growing movement of young people setting firm boundaries at work, leaving on the dot and refusing to answer emails outside work hours.

  • Ella Nunn
Diya Asthana is in no hurry to get her licence.

Why Gen Z are putting the brakes on this rite of passage

For the past few decades, youth licensing rates around the world have declined. Experts cite stricter regulations, better public transport and rising costs as reasons why.

  • Lauren Ironmonger

What are the kids going to do? This week’s job losses are the ripple before the tsunami

Think you can offer career advice to your children? Even the world’s leading thinkers on AI are struggling.

  • Malcolm Knox
Grace Toombs, founder of June, Australia’s first at-home cervical screening test kit.

‘Putting the sexy back in sex’: What’s the solution to rising youth STIs?

STI rates are rising for young Australians, while safe sex practices like using condoms, regular testing and contraception are declining.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Brisbane’s Gen Z are swapping social media for in-person clubs.

Up close and personal: Brisbane clubs commit to getting Gen Z offline

The 20-somethings and late teens of Generation Z often get a bad rap for being addicted to their phones. But these groups are proving young people want to connect face to face.

  • Neesha Sinnya
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Members of Generation Z, who account for half the ABBA songs streamed globally on Spotify, attend a concert by tribute group Bjorn Again in Melbourne.

Mamma Mia! Gen Z drives massive ABBA resurgence

Teens and 20-somethings are saying ‘I do, I do, I do’ to the Swedish supergroup in record numbers.

  • Michael Lallo
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
Emily and Kimberly Russell line up at Mecca on George Street in Sydney to purchase Rhode products.

Hailey Bieber’s Rhode has landed in Australia. Here’s what to know

The celebrity-founded skincare and beauty brand triggered queues of shoppers in Sydney and Melbourne on Thursday morning.

  • Courtney Thompson

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