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.
Australia has moved from a laggard to a global leader in leaving care policy and practice, but further work is required to broadly address three major areas.
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 Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has kept poverty and inequality on the policy agenda.
No wonder people are sceptical about providing information – they don’t know why employers want this information or what they’re going to do with it.
There are good reasons for the federal government to abolish the Cashless Debit Card, but what about the BasicsCard?
Gambling during homelessness is sometimes motivated out of desperation, and in the hope of financial gain.
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.
For refugees and those seeking asylum, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately negative impact on their ability to find and retain work.
Addiction and problematic drug use is mostly a result of social disadvantage and personal trauma.
Nepali temporary migrants have been acutely affected by the COVID pandemic due to their concentration in casualised, precarious work in the healthcare, hospitality and services industries.
This is our last look at the gig economy, but it’s unlikely to be the last time we find ourselves part of it. Our featured experts provide all the best tips to help us make change.
In this episode of the What Happens Next? podcast, our investigation looks into the future of the gig economy.
Last year, despite closed borders, shuttered businesses, and their first recession in 26 years, Australians became more optimistic.
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?
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.
New research shows women on temporary visas are trapped in family violence by a lack of financial support, safe accommodation, and the threat of their visa being revoked.
Without policies to address the core needs of small business, Victoria's second wave of COVID-19 restrictions will be a killer blow.
During the COVID-19 crisis, we need the arts more than ever to feel connected, but it's also exposed the fragility of the sector.
COVID-19 killed off any prospect of a budget surplus in the foreseeable future, but good fiscal management should see us ride out its economic impacts.
Migrant visa holders have for years been feeling the pain of family separation that many of us are now experiencing in isolation.
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