Jim Chalmers is talkin’ ’bout generations – but is the message resonating with Australians? | Julianne Schultz

Tackling ‘intergenerational equity’ is laudable but surveys show young and old alike fear the economic future will not be as good as the past

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A political slogan where the key word has seven syllables will always be a hard sell.

In-ter-gen-er-a-tion-al is such a word. It may only take a few moments to figure out that it means between generations. But generations are not homogeneous.