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Intifar Chowdhury

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This election, young people held the most political power. Here’s how they voted

While Gen Z and Millennials combined are the biggest voting bloc in Australia, their votes show a quiet divergence between the two generations.

16.05.2025 7

The Conversation

Intifar Chowdhury

After an autocratic leader was toppled in Bangladesh, democratic renewal remains a work in progress

Urgent and sustainable reforms are needed, but it’s unclear if the interim government has the time, authority or support to deliver them.

15.05.2025 10

The Conversation

Intifar Chowdhury

Labor must heed the warnings wrapped up in its election win. Young voters are crying out for action

05.05.2025 30

The Guardian

Intifar Chowdhury

I split my vote because no one deserved all of it

Australia craves leaders – and a political system – that can meet a generation ready to care if only someone would give us something worth...

01.05.2025 3

Financial Review

Intifar Chowdhury

Young women are among those who care most about the cost of living. It could be bad for the major parties

Gen Z and Millennial women are more likely than men to be undecided voters. They’re also more likely to vote based on cost-of-living concerns.

28.04.2025 7

The Conversation

Intifar Chowdhury

This election, Gen Z and Millennials hold most of the voting power. How might they wield it?

Young voters will decide who makes up Australia’s next government. Here’s how they might vote.

23.04.2025 10

The Conversation

Intifar Chowdhury

Australia’s gen Z men aren’t monsters in the making – they just feel short-changed

22.04.2025 10

The Guardian

Intifar Chowdhury

New kids shape Australia's federal election block

31.03.2025 10

The New Daily

Intifar Chowdhury

Every generation thinks they had it the toughest, but for Gen Z, they’re probably right

How does coming of age in Australia look now compared to in the year 2000? Evidence shows young people now have it much worse.

21.03.2025 20

The Conversation

Intifar Chowdhury

When politicians resort to personal jabs and point-scoring, Australians stop listening

28.02.2025 5

The Guardian

Intifar Chowdhury

I looked at 35 years of data to see how Australians vote

24.02.2025 8

Canberra Times

Intifar Chowdhury

I looked at 35 years of data to see how Australians vote. Here’s what it tells us about the next election

Women and young people are key voter demographics for politicians to win over. Data show how both groups have become more left-leaning over time.

20.02.2025 6

The Conversation

Intifar Chowdhury

Young Australians aged 18 to 21 can vote. They should also be paid an adult wage

The Australian Council of Trade Unions is leading a renewed push for junior pay rates to be scrapped for adults aged between 18 and 21, in a move...

15.10.2024 2

The Guardian

Intifar Chowdhury

Albanese’s $1.9m property listing is a far cry from the housing struggles of ordinary Australians

After evicting his tenant of four years, Anthony Albanese has finally listed his three-bedroom rental in Sydney’s inner west with hopes of selling...

13.09.2024 3

The Guardian

Intifar Chowdhury

Australians are in chronic housing stress. Can Clare O’Neil fix it?

Following Anthony Albanese’s recent cabinet shake-up, the new housing and homelessness minister, Clare O’Neil, was quick to express empathy for...

17.08.2024 3

The Guardian

Intifar Chowdhury

‘The dream is to reform Bangladesh’: can a new leader steer the country towards democracy?

When Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled in the face of a mass uprising last week, a power vacuum was left in the 170 million-person...

13.08.2024 10

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Intifar Chowdhury

Young people brought down Bangladesh’s repressive leader. Will they now be empowered to lead real change?

“Inni, we are independent!” my 26-year-old cousin chanted from Shahbagh, a neighbourhood in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, as millions joined a major...

06.08.2024 7

The Conversation

Intifar Chowdhury