Episodes

Every few years, we’re told the same story.  That regional Australia has finally cracked the code. That young people are fleeing the cities. That work-from-home has changed everything. And that country towns are the future of housing and lifestyle in Australia.  But when you strip away the headlines and look…

Today, we examine a significant demographic shift that’s reshaping Australia more quietly than population growth or migration, but with far greater long-term consequences.  By 2029, every baby boomer will officially be of retirement age, but many won’t be anywhere near ready to down tools. And not just because the super…

Today we're dive into one of the biggest myths in modern psychology and economics -the idea that money stops increasing your happiness after a certain point.  You’ve probably heard the line: “Happiness plateaus at US$75,000 a year.” It’s a catchy idea. It went viral. And it shaped everything from personal-finance…

Today we shine a spotlight on a generation that rarely asks for attention but quietly shapes enormous parts of Australia’s economy and real estate landscape. I'm talking about Generation X - that cohort born between 1965 and 1980.  While Millennials dominate headlines and Boomers dominate balance sheets, Gen X has…

Today we ask a question almost no one in property likes to touch - not “will housing prices keep rising?” but “how expensive do we actually want housing to be?”  For decades we’ve celebrated rising house prices in Australia. If your home was worth more this year than last, life…

At the end of last year, Simon Kuestenmacher published a detailed set of demographic predictions about Australia’s future – covering everything from migration and ageing, to housing affordability, consumer behaviour and where population growth would show up.   And instead of quietly moving on, he’s come back twelve months later to…

In today’s show we delve into a fresh set of data from the HILDA survey - one of Australia’s longest-running studies tracking how real households are living, working, earning, spending, and socialising.   Our aim is to help you make sense of what’s coming next — so you can make smarter…

In today’s show, we delve into the latest findings from the Hilda report, exploring the significant demographic shifts in Australia.  We discuss how Australians are becoming richer yet feeling poorer due to rising costs, the impact of these economic realities on family planning, and the implications of an aging workforce…