Boomers did not address climate change when they could, gutted public investment in social programmes that would have benefited their children and grandchildren, and ushered in a new era of economic precarity that left their descendants poorer and more anxious.
Social cohesion in Australia is gradually declining amid political and economic pressures. That's according to the 17th annual Scanlon Report which surveys Australians on issues such as multiculturalism, trust in government and community life. Australians are not as united as they have been in previous years with a range of factors including events overseas such as the conflict in the Middle East contributing to the decline.