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5 charts that show how young Australians are getting screwed

Australia is becoming increasingly unequal.

The Conversation

Fewer friends, more time stress: the essential charts from this year’s HILDA survey

Every year, one of Australia’s biggest longitudinal surveys provides a range of insights on how the nation is changing.

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Morning Mail: single-parent poverty crisis, Trump rejoices at Kimmel suspension, Gout Gout bows out

The Hilda survey shows almost one-third of single-parent households were in poverty; teenager’s Tokyo adventure ends with semi-final exit

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1 in 3 Australians in their late 60s are still working, new HILDA survey shows

Australia has seen a dramatic transformation of retirement over the past 20 years, with more Australians delaying retirement than ever before, reshaping expectations for later life.

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The Hilda survey reveals key insights into Australians’ lives. Here are five things we learned

From incomes and retirement to stress levels, the decades-long study provides snapshot of how we live our lives

The Guardian - AU

Nearly one in three single-parent households in Australia live in poverty, Hilda report shows

Group nearly three times more likely to be in poverty than two-parent households, statistical report finds

The Guardian - AU

Australian women are doing 50% more housework than men. It’s creating ‘volcanic levels of resentment’

Australia and New Zealand rank third highest globally for unpaid domestic work done by women, according to UN data from 2023

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Rich getting richer: wealth divide hits record high

Australia's wealth divide reached its worst level in more than two decades, after excluding a temporary narrowing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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HILDA data shows income inequality is at a 20-year high

The 19th annual report from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey was released today.

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Morning Mail: Australia’s domestic divide, Queensland on edge as Alfred nears, Ukraine cut off from intel

Men aren’t doing any more housework than they were 20 years ago, survey finds

The Guardian - AU

Australian men doing no more housework than they were 20 years ago – still 50% less than women

Men do an average of 12.8 hours a week, while women do 18.4 hours, Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia report finds

The Guardian - AU

We know how hard it is for young people to buy a home – so how are some still doing it anyway?

For young Australians, breaking into the housing market feels tougher than ever. Many now fear they’ll never be able to own a home.

The Conversation

The case for boosting JobSeeker for all: younger people report greater financial hardship

In response to calls to raise the JobSeeker payment, the Albanese government is expected to announce an increase in Tuesday’s budget only be for recipients aged 55 and over.

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Success in life is tied to parental education. That's why we need to track intergenerational school performance

The notion of the “fair go” is meant to be central to Australia’s national ethos.

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Australian private high school enrolments have jumped 70% since 2012

An increasing number of Australian children are going to private high schools, new research shows.

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Data confirms young people's pandemic struggles, but reflects relationship bright spots

A new report confirms what many people suspected — 2020 was tough for many, especially young people. But the annual HILDA survey of thousands of Australians shows it wasn't all doom and gloom.

The Conversation

Women who suffer domestic violence fare much worse financially after separating from their partner: new data

We recently published two reports that highlight the devastating financial consequences borne by women who leave their partners after suffering domestic violence.

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Raiding super early has already left women worse off. Let's not repeat the mistake for home deposits

In 2020 the Morrison government allowed Australians to raid their superannuation to get through during the pandemic. This week Scott Morrison proposed letting people raid their super for a home deposit.

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