What the budget means for your generation – gen Z, millennial, gen X or boomer (opens in new tab)

Jim Chalmers has sold the budget as a historic shift in favour of intergenerational fairness. Four Guardian Australia staff members assess what it means for their age groupFederal budget 2026 LIVE updates: Australia government budget announcement and speech – latest newsExplore all of our 2026 Australia federal budget coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s hard to speak for the millions in the gen Z collective. We were born in the mid-to-late 90s to 2010, maki...