News Team, Friday, 16th December 2022 - The latest HILDA data reveals both the benefits and drawbacks of working from home.The shift to working from home is unlikely to reverse.Data from the HILDA (Household, Income and…
Contributor, Friday, 20th November 2020 - Australians report high levels of life satisfaction but there are gaps – Indigenous Australians, immigrants and the unemployed fare worse. And a warning on COVID-19 fallout, social…
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 28th October 2020 - The University of Melbourne has partnered with the Paul Ramsay Foundation to research the causes of entrenched povertyChildren who experience poverty are more than three times …
Luke Michael, Tuesday, 30th July 2019 - Australia’s poverty rate is on the rise, new data shows, with community groups saying this is a result of the government’s failure to properly index Newstart.The latest Household,…
Contributor, Tuesday, 5th February 2019 - Without data, it is not possible to know whether initiatives are really making a positive difference to people’s lives, write Eric Emerson, George Disney, Nicola Fortune, and the…
Luke Michael, Tuesday, 31st July 2018 - Housing stress has increased considerably among renters of social housing, new research shows, renewing calls from the social sector for more affordable housing and a national …
Luke Michael, Monday, 4th December 2017 - Blaming young unemployed Australians for failing to secure work is “simply not supported by the facts”, according to a new report which said they tried just as hard as older jobseekers…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 2nd August 2017 - The longest running survey of Australia’s population known as HILDA has revealed a major shift in attitudes towards equality for same sex couples, a “surprising” rise in mortgage…
Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 22nd November 2016 - Young unemployed Australians are facing serious transport challenges in the hunt for work, according to a new report from the Brotherhood of St Laurence.The latest figures from …
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 9th August 2016 - Australia’s wealth distribution is not only unequal, it’s faring worse than other OECD countries write social historian Christopher Sheil and emeritus professor of political …
Staff Reporter, Monday, 8th August 2016 - Women are happy doing stereotypical “‘women’s work” but not with the pay that goes with it, write Curtin University associate professor Michael Dockery and Sandra Buchler, research…
Wendy Williams, Thursday, 21st July 2016 - Australia is facing a growing wealth divide between the young and the old, with expectations that by next year less than half of all adults will be able to own their own homes, according…