Australians in their 40s and 50s are struggling with low wages growth, rising inequality and falling rates of home ownership – and many are feeling left behind
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A decade after Brexit and Donald Trump’s first election victory, Australia is having its own populist moment. While the economy overall has largely sailed unscathed through a turbulent 21st century, compounding crises have left a deep scar on a growing number of households.
And instead of being powered by disgruntled younger folk thirsty for change, the driving force has been a generation that has mostly sailed quietly through the recent decades of crises.