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How well off you are depends on who you are. Comparing the lives of Australia's Millennials, Gen-Xers and Baby Boomers

  • Written by Peter Abelson, Economist, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
How well off you are depends on who you are. Comparing the lives of Australia's Millennials, Gen-Xers and Baby BoomersShutterstock

Most Australian voters are either Baby Boomers (born 1946 to 1964), Generation Xers (1965 to 1980) or Millennials (1981 to 1996).

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