Economics
Generation Z Is Bearing the Economic Brunt of the Virus
- Quarter of young Australians don’t qualify for key job package
- Fears rise of generational scarring without more intervention
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Already scarred by the global financial crisis a decade ago, a generation of younger people is bearing the economic brunt of the coronavirus. Even billions of dollars in global fiscal stimulus is struggling to cushion the blow as the pandemic worsens generational inequality.