Lucas Walsh

The 2025 Australian Youth Barometer shows most young Australians fear being worse off than their parents amid housing stress, insecure work and rising anxiety.

The Albanese government wants to see 80% of Australian workers have a TAFE or university qualification by 2050, up from the current 60%.

Gen Z and Millennials are the new political force, outnumbering older generations for the first time – and they’re poised to reshape the 2025 federal election.

Housing affordability, employment and climate change are weighing heavily on young people, according to the 2024 Australian Youth Barometer.

Housing affordability, employment and climate change are weighing heavily on young people, according to the 2024 Australian Youth Barometer.

<p>Many of us were anxious and fearful during the COVID pandemic, but we’ve probably started to feel a lot better since lockdowns have stopped and life looks more like it did previously.</p> <p>But new data shows that hasn’t been the case for Australia’s young people.</p> <p>Our wide-ranging survey of youth across the country reveals many young people fear they’ll never be able to own a home, and will end up worse-off than their parents.</p> <hr><p><em><strong>Read more: <a href=“https://lens.mo…

It was thought that after the pandemic, young people’s outlook for the future might have improved. But the latest Australian Youth Barometer survey shows it’s actually become worse.

As universities continue to discuss and debate what “impact” is, the five-year Q Project has generated distinctive insights into how research impact can be strengthened.

New research from The Smith Family tracks a group of young people, two years after finishing high school.

BNPL is now the second-most common form of consumer credit used by young Australians – except technically it’s not credit.