Most Australians are economically better off than their parents when at a similar age, but that’s increasingly not the case for those in poverty, women, and people born after 1990, according to the Productivity Commission. Most Australians are economically better off than their parents when at a similar age, but that’s increasingly not the case for those in poverty, women, and people born after 1990, according to the Productivity Commission. Economic Indicator, Social Policy Latest business news