The pictures men in paid care work are painting of work in the disability sector versus work in aged care are astonishingly different.
School-leavers want flexibility and gig work offers it. But how will that affect the economy?
There’s plenty of evidence showing how social media use can affect youth mental health, but studies often omit the developing countries of the global south.
The “invisible” nature of interpreters’ roles means many of the challenges they face aren’t widely acknowledged.
Find out how privilege and disparate levels of access to basic resources such as education are contributing to social inequality in Australia – threatening the egalitarian ideals of 'the land of the fair go’.
Cities and regions can capitalise on the benefits of the COVID-induced intercity and intracity migration, but it will require a pivot in planning and design policy.
Turbulent factors and forces in education and employment are shaping the uncertain futures of young people.
Although it was a century ago, there are parallels between the Spanish Flu pandemic and COVID-19. What was it like on the frontline for our healthcare workers this time around – and what have we learnt as a society?
Over-exposure to artificial light is disrupting our internal body clocks, leading to an increase in chronic illness.
Researchers are working to mitigate the risk of weight gain and its associated problems, including increased COVID-19 vulnerability, among shift workers.
Fear of contracting COVID-19, and a lack of physical distancing on public transport, is predicted to lead to a rise in car use once the pandemic passes.
More women are turning to online or telephone support for family violence during the second COVID-19 lockdown, while more men are also seeking help for abusive behaviour.
As the pandemic wreaks havoc on supply chains, are companies losing sight of their social responsibility?
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating effect on Australia's screen industry, but also offers a chance to finally address some of its longstanding issues of diversity and inclusion.
We can all take action to help curb modern slavery. Find out the dos and don’ts when it comes to shrinking your slavery footprint in the latest episode of ‘What Happens Next?’.
Approximately 40 million people worldwide are enslaved in some way. And if you think your hands are clean, you’re wrong.
The aged care royal commission's interim report paints a picture of a system in deep crisis. Its recommendations for action have some merit, but won't address what are underlying systemic problems.
A pregnancy hormone may provide the first effective treatment in combating the silicosis epidemic.
Deliberately infecting people with a disease-causing agent as part of medical research can be ethically acceptable, and even necessary.
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.
Once seen as shapers of national identity, these days they're thought of as little more than disadvantaged. What changed?
A new study is looking at shift workers' dietary habits, and the potential implications for their long-term health.
Thirty skill priority areas will be free from the beginning of 2019 in Victoria. Students will feel the most benefit, but private providers say the policy is not equitable.
More than 2000 cases and 170 deaths have been recorded in Madagascar in the past three months.
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