Exclusive: Most teenagers still at high school hopefully only worry about passing their driver's licence test or the upcoming maths exam.

But Brisbane high schooler Chris, 17, said he and his friends suffer from the same stressful financial anxieties as adults.

It's hard to ignore the constant stream of catastrophic reporting about the state of the country's housing crisis – and teenagers are listening closely.

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