Jim Chalmers has sold the budget as a historic shift in favour of intergenerational fairness. Four Guardian Australia staff members assess what it means for their age group
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It’s hard to speak for the millions in the gen Z collective. We were born in the mid-to-late 90s to 2010, making up at least 18.2% of the Australian population, and are at many wildly different stages of life. Some zoomers have started families; others live in share houses or childhood bedrooms. Despite our varying circumstances, we are largely united by a sense of uncertainty.
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