Thomas Walker is the Economist-in-Residence at Think Forward. Think Forward is an advocacy group for young Australians who want to see issues of intergenerational fairness front and center in Australian policymaking. In this article for IF’s Worldwide Blog Week, Thomas argues that a parliamentary inquiry would reap great benefits for younger generations in Australia. Youth… Read more »
Category: Baby Boomers
Let’s bury the generational hatchet
The intergenerational divide has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis. IF supporter Rosie Neville maps the reasons why, and explains why bridging the divide is the constructive way forward, to the benefit of both sides
Book Review: OK Boomer, Let’s Talk
IF Co-founder Angus Hanton recommends Jill Filipovic’s new book, OK Boomer, Let’s Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind– particularly to Boomers
Have we been “othering” younger generations?
Angus Hanton, Co-founder of IF, suggests that young people are victims of an “othering” process, which sets them apart in a generational power struggle that has both financial and political implications
OK Boomer!
“OK Boomer”, a simple retort against the Baby Boomer generation, is now more than an internet phenomenon. With the phrase garnering an ever-growing presence among Generation Z, IF placement Cameron Leitch investigates how the phrase has developed and what its popularity says about current intergenerational attitudes
The Theft of a Decade: Joseph Sternberg’s book on intergenerational fairness\
Angus Hanton, Co-founder of IF, reviews a book subtitled “How the Baby Boomers Stole the Millennials’ Economic Future”