Society & Inequality
If you want to understand Australia’s housing crisis, look at what the government funds
We are living through the worst housing crisis in living memory. Rents are surging, home ownership is slipping further out of reach, and homelessness is rising and more persistent.
Welfare advocates urge Government to suspend Mutual Obligation requirements during extreme heatwaves
Welfare advocates are imploring the Australian Government to suspend mutual obligation requirements during dangerous heatwaves, arguing it is unnecessarily putting people’s lives at risk.
Punishment Pays: The reason why the Government won’t bin Mutual Obligations
The Labor Government is dragging the public into another unlawful welfare scandal, because it refuses to walk away from an ideology and industry built around punishment
Why Australian high schools cost families more than anywhere else in the developed world: explained in 3 charts
On average, each year of sending a child to high school costs Australian families just under $5,000, almost four times the OECD average. Who's to blame?
Why Tame Impala’s Grammy win is good news for local listening
Growing overseas audiences, as shown by Australia’s “Grammy-rush”, could address growing Americanisation here at home.
How will Australia’s social media ban impact students this school year?
Students are navigating their first school year under Australia’s new social media ban, but the impacts of the ban may be unevenly felt.
UN Human Rights review calls on Australia to act on youth incarceration crisis
40 countries urged the Albanese Government to raise the age of criminal responsibility from ten to 14 years, bringing it into line with internationally recognised standards.
Abortion is an essential health service that needs to be included in the public health system
How much does an abortion cost in Australia? And why are these costs – for essential healthcare – paid by individuals rather than by our public health system?
What the Hottest 100 tells us about the decline of Australian music
PM Albanese rocks band t-shirts and Arts Minister Tony Burke plays the guitar in his office. It would be a shame if they oversaw an unprecedented decline in Australian music.
Federal Government passes new firearm, hate speech laws
The Federal Government has passed stronger gun laws, with support from the Greens and the crossbench. It also passed its hate speech laws at the eleventh hour with support from the Liberals
