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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Patrick Commins and Cait Kelly

Reality bites: gen X are poorer, less likely to own a home and are now turning towards One Nation

A composite image for the gen X One Nation story with Pauline Hanson, housing apartments and hundred dollar bills
The grievances that have driven voters towards One Nation have coalesced among people in their 50s, with support for the party peaking at 43% among gen Xers, according to one poll. Composite: AAP/Getty/Guardian design

A decade after Brexit and Donald Trump’s first election victory, Australia is having its own populist moment. While the economy overall has largely sailed unscathed through a turbulent 21st century, compounding crises have left a deep scar on a growing number of households.

And instead of being powered by disgruntled younger folk thirsty for change, the driving force has been a generation that has mostly sailed quietly through the recent decades of crises.

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