News & Views Are you ‘quietly cracking’ at work? You’re not alone. The crushing cost of living is driving Australian workers to hide emotional distress while desperately maintaining their work performance.
News & Views ‘Heartbreaking reality’: Millions of Aussies face hygiene poverty, with women worst affected Four million Australians are living in ‘hygiene poverty’, with one in five concerned they soon won’t be able to afford deodorant and soap.
News & Views Raising a child on the minimum wage leaves single women with almost nothing This year’s Cost of Living Index from Anglicare Australia paints a bleak picture of what it’s like to raise a child on the minimum wage.
News & Views Whatever happened to the Albanese government’s wellbeing agenda? A “wellbeing agenda” was a passion project for the treasurer, meant to help account for wellbeing while developing policy. So why has the government stopped talking about it?
News & Views While politicians’ pay goes up, women in allied health go backwards The same week occupational therapists were told to keep absorbing rising costs, the Remuneration Tribunal awarded federal politicians a 2.4% pay rise
News & Views Australian women hit hardest by rising living costs and looming retirement gap Australian women are being disproportionately affected by rising living costs, family obligations and a looming retirement gap.
News & Views Young women are among those who care most about the cost of living. It could be bad for the major parties Young women are more likely than men to be undecided voters. They’re also more likely to vote based on cost-of-living concerns.
News & Views Who’s really paying the price for Australia’s childcare crisis? Australia’s high quality of life is offset by expensive childcare, impacting families and the economy significantly nationwide.
Ed's Blog The dire consequences of the motherhood penalty meeting a cost of living crisis Rising homelessness, food insecurity and the ever-increasing costs of care. Are we ready for the full impact on the motherhood penalty?
News & Views Australians most concerned about the economy as social cohesion remains low Social cohesion has remained stable over the past 12 months, according to Scanlon Mapping Social Cohesion Research.
News & Views A ‘game-changer’: Plan to slash HECS-HELP debts by 20 per cent to benefit women, young people The government has unveiled a new policy to wipe billions of dollars in student debt, a move that will largely benefit Australian women.
Ed's Blog Cost of Parenting Crisis: Was this the ‘baby recession’ we had to have? Australia is experiencing a “baby recession” with the number of births dropping in 2023 to the lowest recorded since 2006.
