Gen X takes the reins: The middle child now rules Canberra
For the first time in 40 years, Baby Boomers are no longer the driving force in parliament as Jim Chalmers prepares a budget focused on intergenerational equity.
Analysis indicates the current parliament is the most diverse by age in 50 years. Michaela Pollock
There are now more Millennials in the federal parliament than Baby Boomers. For the first time in 40 years, Boomers are not the first or second most dominant generation in Canberra, but have been relegated to third at just 19 per cent of politicians in both the upper and lower house.
With intergenerational equity set to be a major theme in Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ fifth budget in May, which generation will be leading Labor’s charge on tax reform?
Luke KinsellaReporterLuke Kinsella is a journalist based in The Australian Financial Review’s Sydney office. He was previously a policy analyst at Treasury. Email Luke at luke.kinsella@nine.com.au
