While many people see Gen Z as notorious chasers of fame and status, our research shows that the top motivators … If you read a headline saying that 80% of people in a particular career or industry reported having high satisfaction … As parents, it’s natural to want your child to balance their leisure activities […]
It’s one of the most dreaded (and patronising) questions we could be asked a teen. “So, what do you want … For young people, pressure comes from all different directions. I’m becoming independent! My body is changing! What if I fail? … It’s bizarre, isn’t it? Gen Zs go to school to study traditionally accepted […]
There’s a famous scene in American Pie that captures the internet in its emerging 90s glory. The bumbling main character Jim strips and dances around his bedroom to some sweaty Ibiza trance as European exchange student Nadia claps him on from his bed. Watching on as well through the lens of his webcam are hundreds […]
Forget the ‘Australian dream’ – what Gen Zs face in the current renting and real estate market is more like the Australian nightmare. Never has owning a home been so off the cards. In fact, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ranks Aussie properties as some of the most expensive in the world, due to soaring […]
While many people see Gen Z as notorious chasers of fame and status, our research shows that the top motivators … If you read a headline saying that 80% of people in a particular career or industry reported having high satisfaction … As parents, it’s natural to want your child to balance their leisure activities […]
Yes, it’s true. TV eyeballs are declining amongst Gen Zs. Yet, you probably didn’t know that the generation’s most popular … And they’re battling it out by feeding the content-hungry with stupendously large libraries of music, films and TV shows. With …
There’s never been a better time to get into tech. Figures just released by the Tech Council show the overall … The AUKUS submarines deal might have been making some auk-ward headlines since it was announced in September 2021. But recently … What better way to start 2023 than with a teaser of the top […]
Is Facebook dead? That’s the unthinkable question investors are asking themselves following Meta’s unprecedented $332b share price drop last week, as the startling 26.4% collapse sent ripples around the tech world. The catalyst for Wall Street’s biggest one-day drop in history on the eve of the 18th anniversary of Facebook’s founding? Meta’s dismal forecast for […]
There’s never been a better time to get into tech. Figures just released by the Tech Council show the overall … John Lennon over half a century ago wrote his most famous hit Imagine. The lyrics asked you to imagine a …
Law, medicine and accounting. These are the careers that many parents will land on when flicking through university course guides with their child, often because these are the most obvious paths to success and security. However, these careers according to the OECD’s report about teenager career expectations are “traditional 20th century and even 19th century […]
It’s the moment your child’s been waiting for. Formal’s coming up. Exams are looming. Twelve years’ of schooling is almost complete. But the question is… then what? To go to university or TAFE? Undertake a VET or apprenticeship or traineeship? What about a private college? Or something else altogether? The smorgasbord of post-school pathways available […]
Ten years ago Taryn Brumfit became Australia’s unassuming poster woman for positive body image when a reverse progress pic started doing the rounds online. Now, the bestselling author, director, body image campaigner and newly crowned 2023 Australian of the year has become an unlikely controversial figure, at least for some. Former journalist Mike Carlton was […]
There’s never been a better time to get into tech. Figures just released by the Tech Council show the overall … Is your Gen Z teen who’s about to graduate high school obsessed with gadgets, apps and machines? Then a career … Australian businesswoman Robyn Denholm is kind of a big deal. Not only is […]
Has marriage become… cringe? Well, according to our latest research, some Gen Zs appear more likely to say ‘I don’t’. We asked over 1000 young Australians aged 15 to 24 about their thoughts on marriage and children for our latest Big Youth survey and found that overall just 70% of Gen Zs wanna tie the […]