Concerned that partisans are cherrypicking the data on inequality, the Productivity Commission has waded into the debate, urging a refocus on persistent disadvantage instead. …

The segmentation of citizens' lives by policy area is one of the biggest problems when it comes to addressing disadvantage, argues Patricia Faulkner, former secretary of…

How do governments explain the rise of inequality in advanced economies? Canada's top finance official tells Australian counterparts it is in significant part due to…

Pockets of entrenched disadvantage continue despite Australia's long run of prosperity. A new report from CEDA calls for regular Productivity Commission reviews of inequality and…

Behavioural insights teams are turning to society's toughest questions, like social mobility and family violence. With experimentation and an understanding of irrational behaviour, there's great…

The 2018 Henderson Conference commemorates the 50th anniversary of Professor Ronald Henderson’s pivotal work on poverty in Australia. This collaboration between The University of Melbourne,…

Economic segregation and a changing workforce are among the factors threatening to worsen social mobility. Governments are looking at what they can do to ensure…

Many government programs seek to help disadvantaged people. But how good are we at lifting people permanently out of poverty?…

Governments across the globe and in Australia spend billions every year on social measures and programs where the linkages and outcomes can be hard to…

Bad brains can lead to bad behaviour, according to research which shows a link between children's nutrition and later crime and violence.