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Social mobility


Know your place – poetry after the Black Death reflected fear of social change

Know your place – poetry after the Black Death reflected fear of social change

  • Community & Social

The sharp fall in population caused by the waves of plague which followed the arrival of the Black Death in 1348 led to one of…

By Stephen Rigby

Friday June 19, 2020
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Social mobility, a healthy populace, and household debt: the three big challenges government could solve by investing in young children
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Social mobility, a healthy populace, and household debt: the three big challenges government could solve by investing in young children

Tuesday January 28, 2020

By Jack Graham

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By 2030, there will be one billion more people walking the earth. That’s one billion extra children who will have a profound impact on society. For…

Disability and single parenthood still loom large in inherited poverty

Disability and single parenthood still loom large in inherited poverty

Tuesday October 1, 2019

By Deborah Ann Cobb-Clark

  • Community & Social

Australians like to think we live in a country of the fair go, where anyone with the talent and willingness to work hard can succeed.

Productivity Commission tackles the inequality Rorschach

Productivity Commission tackles the inequality Rorschach

Wednesday August 29, 2018

By David Donaldson

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

Compartmentalising lives a major problem, says former DHS boss

Compartmentalising lives a major problem, says former DHS boss

Monday April 23, 2018

By David Donaldson

  • Community & Social

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…

Inclusive growth in the 4th industrial revolution — the challenge of our era

Inclusive growth in the 4th industrial revolution — the challenge of our era

Monday April 23, 2018

By Stephen Easton

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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…

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New approaches needed to tackle entrenched disadvantage

New approaches needed to tackle entrenched disadvantage

Friday April 20, 2018

By David Donaldson

  • Community & Social

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…

Deeper change: using behavioural insights to tackle family violence

Deeper change: using behavioural insights to tackle family violence

Thursday January 25, 2018

By David Donaldson

  • Features

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…

Social Security Reform: Revisiting Henderson, Poverty and Basic Income
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Social Security Reform: Revisiting Henderson, Poverty and Basic Income

Wednesday January 24, 2018

By The University of Melbourne

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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,…

Advance Australia fair: the mega-trends threatening social mobility
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Advance Australia fair: the mega-trends threatening social mobility

Monday December 18, 2017

By David Donaldson

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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…

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Moving up: why social mobility matters

Monday November 20, 2017

By The Mandarin

  • Community & Social

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

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