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Freya Ridings leans on her dad, voice actor Richard Ridings, whenever she is struggling.

Freya’s husband proposed in front of her whole family. She wishes he hadn’t

The musician is close with her parents, including her father, who is the voice behind Daddy Pig in Peppa Pig.

  • Jane Rocca

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According to Tinder, 81 per cent of young people believe yearning plays an important role in early emotional connection.

‘Yearning’ is the dating buzzword of the moment. But how healthy is it?

Yearning is having a moment in pop culture, but how does it translate into real life? Relationship experts share their thoughts.

  • Courtney Thompson
Most people under 40 prefer a text message to a phone call.

I don’t make phone calls, even in an emergency. Why you should never ring someone under 40

When my phone rings, I feel irritation mingled with fear. In the 15 years my partner and I have been together, we have spoken on the phone a mere handful of times.

  • Zoya Patel
Illustration by Dionne Gain

Young people are revolting. India’s ‘cockroach’ campaign is just the latest example

Powerful Asian leaders like Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping are preoccupied by the prospect of young people upsetting the social order. They have legitimate cause for concern.

  • Peter Hartcher
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is not the cause of a slump in support for the main parties. She is the reckoning.

Hanson has no solutions, but she’s winning over younger Australians with one simple truth

Pauline’s party may have no answer to why a generation cannot afford a house, but unlike the majors, One Nation is not pretending otherwise.

  • Jane Buncle
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has faced a backlash over Labor’s tax changes.

Do young people want to eat the rich? No, they want something else

Anthony Albanese believes he understands the economic desires of young Australians. But what if he’s got it all wrong?

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
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Geelong-based artist Laura Alice.

The young women building their own computers as a middle finger to big tech

Avid hobbyists are building portable computers, known as “cyberdecks”, and they can do more than you might think.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Melissa Hoyer and her dog, Scout. Burglars “take the quiet assumption that you’re safe while you sleep”.

Gen Zs are choosing JOMO over FOMO. I think they’re onto something

There’s a quiet, very confident counter-movement happening in living rooms and on sofas everywhere. And I’m all in.

  • Melissa Hoyer
Larissa Chadwick, left, who runs a monthly book club dedicated to romance fiction, with best friend and fellow club member Reagen McKean.

‘Not just smut’: The rise of the romance book club

Reading groups and clubs centred around romantasy and “sexy” books are booming as women seek a refuge from the perilous search for love in 2026.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese takes questions during a television interview at Parliament House on Wednesday morning.

This budget will be attacked as a nightmare. That’s exactly what the PM wants

By fighting to protect investors and older people, the Coalition could defend a dying demographic while Labor looks to a better future for younger voters.

  • Peter Hartcher