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Food insecurity is on the rise in Australia. We need more effective responses

Food insecurity is a growing problem in Australia. As food costs rise amid national and international pressures, affordability is becoming a growing concern for many Australians. However, we still have limited evidence on how widespread food insecurity is, how it changes over time, and who is most affected.

The Conversation · Oct 25

WA has less gambling harm than the rest of Australia. There’s one simple reason

Western Australia is a unique part of Australia in many ways. It gets a special deal on the distribution of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Its flora, fauna and cultural attributes are extraordinary.

The Conversation · Oct 21

An ‘onslaught of punches’: is this week the cost-of-living tipping point for many Australian households?

As more families report housing stress, declines in financial wellbeing and food insecurity, experts warn that the situation is not just an economic problem but a matter of public health

The Guardian - AU · Oct 2

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.

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2025

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

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2025

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.

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2025

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 · Sep 18, 2025

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 · Sep 18, 2025

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

The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2025

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.

AAP · Mar 6, 2025