Cost-of-living increases, inflation, and energy prices affect everyone. And that matters even more when we’re amid a significant generational shift in voting patterns.
School-leavers want flexibility and gig work offers it. But how will that affect the economy?
In less than two years, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has gone from clear choice to fighting for majority support in the polls. What happened?
Monitoring the quality of healthcare by routinely collecting, analysing and sharing standardised health-related information.
The Andrews government has made a decent first step to reduce Victoria’s mountain of debt by $30 billion over the next decade.
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?
The army of Good Samaritans propping up the country’s social and economic fabric is shrinking. But it’s not necessarily a lack of desire to volunteer that’s to blame.
Unclear and often mixed messages have contributed to public confusion that has arguably placed people’s health at risk.
With an election imminent, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has splashed out billions in his “cost of living” budget, but is it enough to buy your vote?
Unpacking where the money’s going, and what it means for you and the post-COVID recovery.
Developing specialist youth mental health hubs is vital if we’re to address the growing mental health emergency of young people’s depression and anxiety.
With the COVID-19 pandemic still causing volatility, and the vaccine rollout just beginning, the next few months may prove to be the most difficult yet for the Morrison government.
COVID-19 has diverted international attention and resources away from peace-building. This increases the risk of global insecurity and instability.
Women have been fighting poverty pay, long hours and unsafe working conditions long before COVID-19 hit.
While all Australians have been affected by the pandemic, there’s clear evidence of an asymmetry along gender lines.
How big does the problem have to be before something is done about it?
Relationships from friendships, business partnerships and even marriages continue to be forged at Monash. Read stories from fellow Monash alumni on how they 'met at Monash'.
A single centralised institute dedicated to infectious diseases and planning for potential future pandemics wouldn’t work in Australia.
The federal government’s plan to reduce the cost of a university STEM course and provide more related job opportunities will have little impact on girls and women if they don’t identify with STEM in their early years.
No new funding for family violence, not enough for meaningful workplace change. What was the government thinking?
The federal government has unveiled a budget filled with tax cuts and massive fiscal stimulus that will generate billions in deficits through to 2023.
The news that Foxtel received a speedy funding boost as the ABC faces another round of damaging cost cuts will raise eyebrows – and questions about how we spend taxpayers' money.
With its UN Security Council role soon coming to an end, what will Indonesia’s new-found global reputation for women, security and peace-building mean for the Indo-Pacific region?
The first results of a major trial using the bacterium Wolbachia to stop the spread of the tropical disease has been a huge success.
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