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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

OK boomer: the generational change that could shake up Victorian politics

Voters fill in their ballets at a polling booth
Millennial and Gen Z voters are being closely watched as a significant voting bloc heading into Victoria’s state elections in November. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

Much has been made about voters shifting away from the major parties and towards independents and Greens candidates.

But a lot of the analysis from this year’s federal election didn’t consider one important aspect: it was the first in which baby boomers were outnumbered by Millennial and Gen Z voters.

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