Australians think young people are the victims of intergenerational bastardry, with three-quarters believing their financial hardship begins with the property market and many arguing governments need to do more to make it easier for them to buy a home.

Amid independent warnings that the tax system is working against the interests of younger Australians, an exclusive Resolve Political Monitor poll shows people across the political and age spectrum believe the futures of generations Z and Alpha plus Millennials are being hijacked by older generations.

Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry last year accused governments of all persuasions of forcing young people to pay ever-increasing levels of personal income tax to pay benefits that flowed to older generations, saying they had all engaged in

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