What Gen Z actually wants out of the budget
by Isabella Freeland · Australian Financial ReviewIsabella FreelandReporter
May 10, 2026 – 5.21pm
With the budget only two sleeps away, education, healthcare and help with the cost of living are top of mind for Generation Z.
Born between 1997 and 2010, this group has many reasons to feel pessimistic. Coming of age during a pandemic, they face the looming threat of artificial intelligence, high house prices, and, to top it all off, global political instability. Like everyone, they are tightening their purse strings, but unlike older Australians, young people don’t have assets to fall back on.
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Isabella FreelandReporterIsabella Freeland is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review. Email Isabella at isabella.freeland@nine.com.au
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