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…
Premium Trends and research 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 Editors' Picks 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 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 Wednesday August 29, 2018 By David Donaldson Case studies 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 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 Monday April 23, 2018 By Stephen Easton Editors' Picks 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…
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 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…
Promoted Social Security Reform: Revisiting Henderson, Poverty and Basic Income Wednesday January 24, 2018 By The University of Melbourne Career Advice 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,…
Promoted Advance Australia fair: the mega-trends threatening social mobility Monday December 18, 2017 By David Donaldson Features 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…
Promoted 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?…
