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The Guardian - AU
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Rafqa Touma, Bridie Jabour, Jonathan Barrett and Peter Hannam

From gen Z to boomers: what the 2024 budget means for your generation

Rafqa Touma, Jonathan Barrett, Bridie Jabour and Peter Hannam
Rafqa Touma, Jonathan Barrett, Bridie Jabour and Peter Hannam. Australia’s 2024 federal budget is filled with cost-of-living measures targeted at multiple demographics. Composite: Guardian Australia

Gen Z

Gen Z’s collective mind is quick to slip to the nihilistic – “I‘ll never be able to afford to have kids”, “I can either work, or study, or spend time with friends, or do a small amount of each but with no money”, “I’ll work myself into the ground and never be able to retire and enjoy life or the world” – but this year’s federal budget seems to offer some sense of reprieve in the short term.

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