The University of New South Wales Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) has joined with the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) to produce “a new analysis of inequality in Australia pre-COVID ...

Economic inequality in Australia has climbed to the highest level in more than 20 years, according to a highly regarded survey in which more than half of respondents reported a decline in their real ...

Central to Australia’s cultural and political identity is the notion of a “fair go”. But recent elections, including in the United States, have highlighted the challenge of maintaining shared norms ...

“Income inequality hits a 20-year high”. “Housing is less affordable than ever”. “The staggering truth about wage inequality in Australia”. Those are just some of the headlines we’ve seen this year ...

A recent report released by the Centre for International Research on Education Systems at Melbourne’s Victoria University further lays bare the gross social inequality in Australia and how it is ...

Income inequality is rising in Australia and very little is being done to address it. Despite decades of prosperity in this country, the rich are getting richer, while the poor fall further and ...

Miranda Stewart receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Stephen Whelan receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute.

Eighty-five individuals have as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion people. That’s not even the richest 1 per cent of people – just 85 people – the richest 1 per cent has 65 times the wealth of the ...