Keyword "Gen X" - List of latest news (78 results)

22/04 Adolescence and anti-social behaviour — the new norm

Dodging plans with a “sorry, I’m sick” text, spilling tea in the office kitchen, and ghosting like it’s a competitive sport — welcome to the new normal.

16/04 Shock find from Gen Z men

Aussie Gen Z men are more likely to believe in problematic gender norms in comparison to their millennial and Gen X counterparts, new research has found.

01/04 Shock number of Aussies who regret their jobs

More than half of all millennial and Gen X workers regret their career choices and would pursue a different path in life if they could have their time over again, fresh research from a leading employment company suggests.

26/03 Silverchair stars spill on ‘sad’ ongoing rift

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18/03 Chat 1 in 2 Aussies ‘don’t know’ how to have

More than half of our population is suffering in silence – admitting they “don’t know” how to have what could be one of the most important conversations of their life.

16/03 Great lengths Aussies go to for ultimate feed

Aussies are willing to put their money where their mouth is – literally, with one generation prepared to travel thousands of kilometres for food.

27/02 Pension warning as Brits born between two dates at risk of huge 'shortfall'

Those born between these two dates risk being behind on their retirement goals and potentially jeopardising their ability to retire comfortably.

04/02 Blues Traveler announces 2025 tour with Gin Blossoms. Get tickets

The co-headliners will “Hook” Atlantic City on July 19.

04/02 Morrissey announces spring 2025 tour. Get tickets today

The “How Soon Is Now” singer kicks off his 12-show run in April.

30/01 Nine Inch Nails extend 2025 tour, add second Barclays show. Get tickets

The guys who brought you the “Challengers” score will rock Brooklyn on Sept. 2-3.

27/01 Simple Minds announce 2025 tour with Soft Cell. Get tickets today

The Scottish synth icons hit Jones Beach Theater on June 13.

22/01 Nine Inch Nails announces ‘Peel It Back Tour,’ Barclays show. Get tickets

The Rock Hall of Famers bring their singular sound to Brooklyn on Sept. 2.

22/01 Billy Idol announces 2025 tour with Joan Jett, MSG show. Get tickets

The “Rebel Yell” rocker will bring his stable of hits to the Garden on Aug. 20.

10/01 Huge irony as group behind office push revealed

The working from home and return to office debate defined and divided workplaces across the globe in 2024, and it’s not slowing down anytime soon.

06/01 Boomer’s ‘problem’ with owning a home

A young Australian woman has revealed an “oppressive” conversation she had with a Baby Boomer about home ownership.

03/01 Gen X now richer than Boomers, Millennials left behind

The time of Baby Boomers being the wealthiest generation is set to come to an end, with Generation X to take over as the country’s richest Aussies.

24/12 What do tickets cost for Morrissey’s three New Year’s Eve shows?

Welcome to Moz Angeles.

23/12 Gen Z kid baffled by ‘ancient’ car lock

A TikTok video that’s both hilarious and slightly concerning has gone viral, capturing the moment an Aussie Gen Z kid struggles for over 90 seconds to lock an old-school car door, much to the amusement of his Gen X mum.

19/12 We found cheap tickets to see Creed on tour in 2025

Get your lighters out. The “Arms Wide Open Rockers” are coming to Jones Beach on July 15.

09/12 ‘Wimps’: Gen Z clip exposes big Aus change

Young people aren’t club hopping, instead, they are doing something much more wholesome with their weekends.

01/12 Crypto investors are reaping the rewards of the ‘Trump Bump’ and spending big on jets, cars and watches to celebrate

The true believers of cryptocurrency are improbably optimistic when their coins crash and euphorically spendy when they thrust.

13/11 First-time homebuyers are now older than ever as the housing crisis deepens

First-time homebuyers in America are hitting an unprecedented milestone, and it’s not one they’ll be celebrating.

03/11 Pizza Hut’s Book It! reading program going strong at 40 — just no more cool badges (but they’re $5 on Ebay)

They took a pizza our hearts.

20/10 Gen Z skips work over neck and back pain more than Baby Boomers — experts reveal the scary reason why

A new poll found that 24% of Gen Zers used neck or back pain as an excuse to skip work this year, while only 14% of Baby Boomers did the same.

11/09 Aging Gen Xers demand to be called Gigi, Mimi or Gaga — anything but ‘grandma’

“A grandmother is an old gray-haired lady,” a 55-year-old told The Post. “I’m not a grandmother; I just have a grandchild.”

07/08 Gen Z leads in homeownership, especially in the Midwest, outpacing millennials and Gen X

A recent SmartAsset study shows that cities like St. Louis and Indianapolis are seeing a surge in younger homeowners.

09/07 Duran Duran announces 2024 tour, Halloween concert at MSG. Get tickets

The New Wave icons are going full goth for their Oct. 31 Garden gig.

29/06 Tracking debt: Which generation owes the most?

Across the 100 largest metros in the U.S., the median non-mortgage debt is $24,668, according to LendingTree.

23/05 ‘Whomp whomp, sigma, gyat’: Mom translates hilarious tween speak on Instagram

A funny mom-of-three shared a helpful Instagram reel translating a bizarre selection of tween phrases and words.

29/04 Gen Z is ditching acronyms like Millennial-favorite ‘YOLO’ for cool ‘DIFTP’ slang

No more “ROTFL,” gramps. Sorry.

23/04 ‘Entitled behaviour’: Growing Gen Z work trend leaving bosses fed up

Generation Z are young, hungry and champing at the bit to get promoted, but is it ambition or entitlement? 

10/04 New ‘rentvest’ trend taking over property

As explosive house price growth continues to burn through Australia’s major cities, a shrewd new trend is taking hold that allows home buyers to get their foot on the property ladder without sacrificing an up-market lifestyle.

06/04 As Gen X-ers Inch Toward Retirement, They’re Considering Where to Live

The oldest members of Generation X are several years from stopping work, but some are already seeking homes that will suit their later years.

06/04 How ‘All in the Family’ Explains Biden’s Strength Among Seniors

Yesterday’s hippies have become today’s seniors — and they’re still voting Democratic.

18/03 Gen Xers and boomers are most confused by these emojis: study

700 million emojis are used daily on Facebook, and half the comments on Instagram feature an emoji, statistics show.

13/03 Number of Gen Z who say they are not straight doubles to 22% —and 1 in 5 women under 27 are bisexual

The number is up from 10% in 2017 when Gallup first began its research. One expert said social media and covid lockdowns may have encouraged

05/03 Forget gentle parenting and social emotional learning: Adversity is the formula for resilient kids

Author Abigail Shrier is delivering a welcome dose of common sense about parenting a generation where 40 per cent have had mental health treatments.

04/03 Kyle Kinane interview: The prolific comedian takes us behind the scenes

“I’m trying to move away from party stories,” the Chicago native told the NY Post. “I’m a middle-aged man.”

26/02 Gen Z more likely to ditch work for a ‘mental health’ day — here’s why that concerns job experts

“It is worrying that young people in their early 20s, just embarking on their adult life, are more likely to be out of work due to ill health than those in their early 40s,” the study noted.

26/02 The National and The War on Drugs announce 2024 tour. Get tickets now

Dad rock mode: Activated.

09/02 At This California Radio Station, the Call Letters Say It All

KGAY in Palm Springs is geared toward Gen X and older gay men who enjoy Rihanna but still worship Donna Summer.

02/02 Millennials Have the Children, but Boomers Have the Houses

Baby boomers who are now empty nesters own twice as many large homes as millennials with children.

13/01 Opinion | The DeSantis Campaign Is Revealing What Republican Voters Really Want

The G.O.P. coalition is poised to choose irresistible theater over a more effective but lower-drama alternative.

07/01 Full time work is ‘hard to manage’: influencer

If you’re a Gen Z starting in your first full-time job this year, or returning to work today wanting a better work-life balance for 2024, an influencer has some advice on how to survive the 9-5 grind.

05/01 Gen Z workers say this emoji is the most NSFW — but boomers and millennials disagree

Staffers in their early 20s have deemed one cheeky cartoon as totally NSFW.

28/12 These are the top baby names from 50 years ago – is yours on the list?

James and William were the only two male names that remained in the top 10 from the 1970s to 2022, according to the SSA’s name records. The names ranked in fifth and sixth place, respectively.

08/12 Winona Ryder’s Friends and Fans Celebrate the ‘Eternal Cool Girl’

Fashionistas and celebrities gathered for a new book filled with candid shots of the understated Gen X star.

01/12 Millennial, Gen Z women face more health and safety threats than prior generations: study

Millennial and Gen Z women have higher risks to their health than older generations, a new analysis has found.

28/11 The big problem with blaming Boomers for everything that’s wrong with the world

A few years ago, popular comedian Tom Ballard took to the stage at Melbourne Comedy Festival and asked the audience: “When the f*** are Baby Boomers going to die?”

27/11 Gen Z, Millennials try ‘house hacking’ to help finally buy their first home

Dubbed “house hacking,” this practice involves renting out parts of owned properties to generate additional income —  a strategy gaining traction as affordability hurdles persist.

25/11 Opinion | Americans Under 30 Don’t Trust Religion — or Anything Else

Why the shift away from organized faith seems a little different for young adults.

21/11 Millennials need $525K a year to ‘feel happy’ while baby boomers content with $124K: poll

Roughly 60% of Americans believe money can buy happiness — though the price tag to achieve joy varies greatly between generations, according to a new poll by financial firm Empower.

02/11 Opinion | Jeff Tweedy: I Thought I Hated Pop Music. ‘Dancing Queen’ Changed My Mind.

It feels good to come clean.

27/10 iPods selling as ‘vintage’ tech at Urban Outfitters hundreds of dollars

It’s 2023, and Urban Outfitters is selling iPods — and labeling them “vintage.”

10/10 Exhausted Aussie workers pushing for ‘reset’

Australians have reached breaking point at work and it is hinting at a huge shift coming for workplaces across the country.

02/10 The only group of Aussies backing the Voice

Anthony Albanese has pleaded with Australians to join hands “in the spirit of reconciliation” as a new poll underlines the huge generational divide over the referendum.

24/09 ‘Harry’ and ‘Meghan’ baby names lose popularity amid royal drama: study

“Crashing down from 13th place to number 23, the previously popular name Harry seems to have had a negative reception from parents this year,” BabyCentre writes.

24/09 Sad grocery act shows Aussies are desperate

As supermarket prices continue to soar, alarming new figures have revealed a whopping number of Australians are now skipping meals to help their savings balances.

12/09 Is Måneskin the Last Rock Band?

The Italian group has become a global sensation — by giving Gen Z a taste of a genre that might have already taken its final breath.

28/08 Hate Gen X? Get in Line (Behind a Gen X-er).

Unlike boomers, who often bristle at being criticized by young people, I say good luck to young people trying to make me and my peers feel bad.

18/08 Generation X Is Staring Down Retirement, and Student Loan Debt

The end of the payment pause means Americans in this age group will once again have to juggle paying off debt while trying to save for older age.

19/07 Gen Z liberals made it so we can’t spank kids: ‘What’s the better way?’

“I love this little s–t so much, but the cycle of stupidity stops with me,” Derek Longstreth said in the clip with 1.8 million views.

15/07 Why Gen-Xers are the indie voters both parties need now

Buried within last week’s sluggish job report were some particularly sobering data points: Virtually all of the Americans laid off over the past six months are members of Generation X. This means t…

21/06 Gen Zers are the stingiest tippers — especially at restaurants: study

Just 35% of Gen Zers said they always tip when they go out to eat at a sit-down restaurant — compared to 83% of baby boomers surveyed.

20/06 ‘Anti-social behavior’: Why Generation Z struggles to make and keep friendships

For Generation Z, making friends hasn’t been so easy and it is having a lasting impact.

19/06 Gen Z work demand has major benefits

Generation Z – the cohort born between 1996 and 2012 – are not just the CEOs of the future, they’re today’s graduates and young professionals, with the oldest among them now approaching their late 20s.

15/06 Gen Z, Millennials lazier workers than Gen X and Boomers: study

Millennials and Gen Z can no longer say they’re the hardworking generation, with new data proving they’re lazier than their senior counterparts.

15/06 Millennials and Gen Z unleash on the work habits of Baby Boomers — power hungry and can’t Google

With the cultural focus on how Gen Zers and Millennials have changed the way we work, we turned the tables to ask what Baby Boomers could do better.

31/05 Generations ‘peeved’ over new pension age

Working Australians have lashed out at new modelling suggesting the country’s pension age should increase to 70 years by 2050.

26/05 Top cop slammed for generation insult

Working Australians have slammed the Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw for his bold claim regarding how much “praise” each generation requires from their supervisor to do their job well.

25/05 Top boss reveals how much praise Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X need

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw (left) has revealed how much validation each generation needs as well as discussing how different generations use emojis.

22/05 Aussies turn away from buying homes

Home ownership is slipping down Australians’ list of financial priorities as people opt for paying for their dream lifestyle over their dream home.

16/05 Smartphones are destroying kids — but where are the parents?

A new report found that the younger kids are when they’re first given smartphones or tablets, the worse their mental health as adults.

25/03 Manager's 'Help Wanted' Sign Declares She's Hiring 'Baby Boomers Only' Because 'Gen Zs Don't Know What Work Actually Means'

It is not a generational problem, it is a management problem.

11/03 Gen Z, Millennials think women’s rights have gone too far, according to new survey

A surprising number of people in younger generations believe that women’s rights have gone too far, with a new survey revealing gender equality progress could be at risk of stalling. New research conducted by Ipsos UK and the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London found that over half of people in younger generations believe the push for equality is now negatively impacti

11/03 Debate over which generation had it tough continues

When it comes to the battle between Australia’s different generations over who has had it harder, the outcome, like beauty, is very much in the eye of the beholder.

10/03 ‘Stressed’: $1200 a week nightmare for Gold Coast family

Jason Bosworth has been forced to take on a second job as he faces the “stressful” reality of his family’s mortgage rolling off an ultra-low fixed rate, which will see their repayments double to $1200 a week.

10/03 Gen Z say women’s rights have gone ‘too far’

A surprising number of people in younger generations believe that women’s rights have gone too far, with a new survey revealing gender equality progress could be at risk of stalling.