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Extract from an article by Ross Gittins Speaking of the cost of living, how much do you need to live on? Surveys show most people’s answer is: just a bit more than I’m getting at... Read more
Extract from an article by Tina Rampino, Mark Western and Wojtek Tomaszewski If you’re a healthy white man, live in the city and come from a wealthy family chances are you’ll be better off t... Read more
ABSTRACT Background Internationally there has been a growth in the use of publicly funded service markets as a mechanism to deliver health and social services. This has accompanied the emerg... Read more
Extract from an article by Peter Whiteford Is inequality rising or falling? The answer, if recent public debate is anything to go by, may appear at first to depend on who you ask. Part of th... Read more
SUMMARY This report provides an overview of national-level, state and territory findings, as well as comparisons across public housing, state owned and managed Indigenous housing and communi... Read more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Extract This study investigated the opportunities and risks for social impact investments (SII) to improve housing and homelessness outcomes in Australia. It descri... Read more
Extract from an article by Jennifer Chesters Recent commentary on levels of inequality exposes the myth that Australia is an egalitarian society in which the privileges of birth have little... Read more
Extract from an article by Chris Doucouliagos A world where a few people have most of the wealth motivates others who are poor to strive to earn more. And when they do, they’ll invest in bus... Read more
Extract from an article by Tim Colebatch A major economics conference wound up talking about the topic on everyone else’s lips At the opening session of the annual Economic and Social Outloo... Read more
SUMMARY Universal superannuation is a vital part of a system designed to give Australians a decent standard of living in retirement. But for millions of women, superannuation is failing. In... Read more
Extract from a blog post by Geoff Gilfillan The latest results of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey were released in a report published on 2 August... Read more
This Policy Brief by Peter Whiteford summarises trends in spending on social security cash transfers and services in Australia since 1980. examines trends in the proportion of the population... Read more
Extract from an article by Ewin Hannan Hotel and hospitality employers will receive up to $10 million in taxpayer funds over the next four years to engage 10,000 young unemployed people on i... Read more
The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, known as HILDA, is a nationally representative longitudinal study of Australian households. It is funded by the Australian Gove... Read more
