e61.in

In Australia’s cost-of-living-crisis, even lawyers are forced to rely on food banks

One in five households earning $91,000 or more experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months, a report has found

theguardian.com

Aged care at home is changing. Here’s what you’ll pay for and how to plan

A contested component of the new system is that older Australians will pay for more of their non-clinical care, such as showering, cleaning and meal delivery.

theconversation.com

How financial incentives shape fertility in Australia – e61 INSTITUTE

e61.in

Poverty in Australia 2025: Overview – Poverty and Inequality

bit.ly

When a partner has a health shock, our study shows what happens to work, chores and fun

Research shows exactly how entire families adjust when a partner’s sick.

theconversation.com

‘The social engineering of shame’: Rick Morton’s Mean Streak exposes the populism behind the unlawful robodebt scheme

Rick Morton brings complex evidence into an accessible format for the public – and policy makers – to understand.

theconversation.com

The more in favour of welfare you are, the more likely you are to support cycle lanes

Findings show that the most political people have the strongest views on green transport infrastructure, potentially skewing the debate.

theconversation.com

Survey of Income and Housing 2023-24 Review Report

The paper provides additional background on the decision to not release statistics from the Survey of Income and Housing

abs.gov.au

Tax Policy Reforms 2025

This is the tenth edition of Tax Policy Reforms: OECD and Selected Partner Economies, an annual publication that provides comparative information on tax reforms across countries and tracks tax policy ...

oecd.org

1 in 8 households don’t have the money to buy enough food

Food insecurity is widespread and shaped by disadvantage – and has serious health consequences.

theconversation.com

We can’t fix what we don’t track. That’s why Australia needs an official poverty measure

Some estimates say up to one in seven people are living in poverty, but Australia doesn’t properly measure it. Here’s how we could.

theconversation.com

Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Research Fellow (Multiple positions, fixed term)

We are now recruiting 2 full time Research Fellows to work with Stephen Farrall and colleagues at Warwick (Emily Gray) and Queen Mary College, University of London (Maria Grasso) on their research int...

jobs.nottingham.ac.uk

The robodebt class action settlement may be the biggest in Australian history – but the trauma isn’t over | Peter Whiteford

Class action members will have the option of individualised assessments, which means some will receive more than others

theguardian.com

“They’re Not Thinking on the Same Side We Are”: Street-Level Activation of Parents under Universal Credit | Social Policy and Society | Cambridge Core

“They’re Not Thinking on the Same Side We Are”: Street-Level Activation of Parents under Universal Credit

cambridge.org

The Australian concept of a ‘fair go’ is a furphy – especially when it comes to tax, education and care

For years, policymakers and politicians thought they could square the circle: a market-driven economy with a robust social safety net. But that has become harder

theguardian.com

Fifty Years Beyond the Henderson Inquiry: Rethinking Poverty Measurement for Australia: Australian Economic Review: Vol 58, No S1

Click on the title to browse this issue

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Which level of government holds the keys to housing policy in Australia?

Issue Australia is currently facing a <a href="https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22media%2Fpressclp%2F9512529%22">housing crisis, with the affordability of h...

aph.gov.au

Research

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aph.gov.au

dss.gov.au

Chaplin v Secretary, Department of Social Services [2025] FCAFC 89

judgments.fedcourt.gov.au

Social Services cleared to pursue historical welfare debts

Court backs DSS use of tax data to pursue paused welfare debts, drawing a legal line between robodebt and evidence-based recovery.

themandarin.com.au

Synergy to repay $2.29 million after overcharging for power

WA's main electricity bill utility Synergy overcharged nearly 2,850 vulnerable customers on their electricity bills dating back to 2009, with the total amount owed equalling $2.29 million.

abc.net.au

Blog - Shedding Light on the Use of Tax Expenditures for Social Spending - Social Policy Association

By Flurim Aliu and Agustin Redonda, Council on Economic Policies, Zurich, Switzerland. — Keywords: tax expenditures, social spending, fiscal policy, government transparency  When we think [...]

social-policy.org.uk