Social Justice
Why is Victoria’s social housing blitz not enough?
Friday, November 27 2020
Last week, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced a big social housing blitz at a $5.4 billion dollars to build up......
Easy debt pushing young Australians into financial trouble
Thursday, November 26 2020
The Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) has revealed growing concern for vulnerable young Australians choosing to use buy-now-pay-later services to......
Australian workplaces unprepared for heat stress risk
Thursday, November 26 2020
New research published this week by The Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work has explored why working in extreme heat......
Far North Queensland needs social and business assistance in pandemic
Tuesday, November 24 2020
People and business in heavily tourist oriented Cairns have been hard hit in the pandemic. Individuals need assistance like housing,......
Mass Imprisonment Crisis in Australia
Monday, November 23 2020
The crime rate is falling, which is good news. Yet our prisons are full and the biggest proportional increase is......
HILDA survey shows single parents use of childcare going backwards
Friday, November 20 2020
Single parent families are dropping out of childcare much faster than couples and poverty may be the cause, according to......
Closing the Gap Partnership Going Strong
Thursday, November 19 2020
Members of the Coalition of Peaks, along with representatives of governments across Australia, have met to review their collective responsibilities......
Criminal record a life sentence for young offenders
Monday, November 16 2020
A new report published by the Youth Justice Coalition and Marrickville Legal Centre is calling for a change in employer......
Boycott Sarina Russo campaign kicks off
Friday, November 6 2020
The unemployment rate has increased in Australia since the pandemic started. Now that the pandemic is under control, jobseekers have......
Refugees told to find work now as support withdrawn
Thursday, November 5 2020
Amid Australia’s recession in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government has advised refugees that their support payments......