Life Matters - Full program podcast
Life Matters - Full program podcast
ABC Australia
Finding love offline and Hannah Ferguson on what's driving young people politically
55 minutes Posted Jul 14, 2026 at 11:00 pm.
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Gayle is looking for love again in her 40s. She spent some time scouring the dating apps, but now she's ditched them in an effort to find someone offline. Well, kind of offline. She's also documenting her journey on social media. So what is the best way to find a new relationship in mid-life? Are people having more success offline than on — or are we just evolving past dating apps?
According to new research from the Australian Institute of Family Studies, young people aren't disengaged from politics and civic life — they're actually just engaging in different ways than the generations before them. Lead author of the research Dr Ebony Biden and Cheek Media Co founder Hannah Ferguson unpack the results. 
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