Loneliness isn’t a universal occurrence in later life, but tends to affect older people who live alone or in care homes. We must work collectively to destigmatise loneliness, and create a safe space to talk about it.
Existing research evidence suggests the hegemony of neoliberal measures within Australian welfare policy has resulted in higher, not lower, levels of social and economic injustice.
The budget’s back in surplus after 15 years, briefly, and there are measures to ease cost-of-living pressures, but can it tame inflation?
This week on Monash University's “What Happens Next?” podcast, meet the change-makers on the front lines of food.
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has kept poverty and inequality on the policy agenda.
The Australian Greens, rather than the Labor Party, have emerged as the champions of the contemporary Australian welfare state.
The high level of poverty in affluent Australia is a national disgrace, and its prevention should be a priority for all political parties. But it’s not.
The suggestion that there’s a single silver bullet to fix what is an incredibly complex issue is far too simplistic.
For this year's International Women’s Day, we celebrate Monash Education's leading women researchers, highlighting the challenges they faced in reaching the top of their fields.
Multicultural leaders say it's vital to involve their communities in COVID-19 response strategies, tailor messaging to community values, and choose trusted messengers to deliver it.
Until we tackle the perception that some minority groups are a threat to society, they'll continue to be subjected to intensive over-policing, leading to a fear of those serving to protect.
A glaring gap in Australia's migration system is failing victims of gendered violence.
Even as the women’s liberation movement and campaigns for equal pay in Australia grew in the '60s, females were being marginalised in trade media.
With Melbourne’s population continuing to boom, urban planners and academics have a vision for the city to become a network of connected communities where people will be able to walk or cycle to amenities.
In the wake of the UN's groundbreaking drug policy commitment, the time is right for drug laws reform.
When it comes to people’s homes, neither Di Winkler nor Dan McKenna are prepared to accept the status quo. They're challenging traditional housing models for a greater social good.
A new report reveals Australia is lagging behind most wealthy nations in working towards the globally agreed goals.
The dark side of the drug subculture among men who have sex with men has been well-documented. Now, research is looking at the practice in an evidence-based way, and to identify solutions.
Melbourne’s defective city democracy is on show again with an election for lord mayor following the forced resignation of Robert Doyle.
Sustainability and ethical production are becoming central to fashion design and manufacturing.
Police are now treating perpetrators as seriously as terrorists and murderers.
At least one woman a week is killed by a man in Australia. A new research project aims to find pathways to prevention.
Family violence has been dragged into the open in countries around the world.
Is medical research is already adequately funded? AAPExpected cuts in health and medical research in the May Federal budget have led to a predicable backlash from vested interests. We are informed that any cuts will detrimentally affect standards of...
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