Treasury’s latest 40-year forecast promises economic growth and technological transformation. But as a young Australian looking at the economic future I’m expected to inherit, I have to ask: are we actually addressing the problems facing my generation? Every few years, the Australian Department of the Treasury rolls out its ultimate political sideshow: the Intergenerational Report (IGR). On paper, the 2026 Intergenerational Report, handed down by Treasurer Jim Chalmers, is de