Census 2016: Young Aussies are caught in the Hunger Games

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By Leith van Onselen

From The West Australian comes some interesting analysis of the 2016 Census, which finds that older Australians have enjoyed a big increase in their incomes while younger Australians have been caught in the Hunger Games:

It’s tough enough being a young person at the moment… [But] the just released Census also shows older folk are stealing the wages of young Australians.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.