Low income earners are struggling with high housing costs and there are widespread calls for governments to help. But the last major effort, the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS), was fundamentally flawed.
read more Learning from past mistakes: lessons from the National Rental Affordability Scheme
The Federal Government has introduced new repayment thresholds for people with HELP debt. The new thresholds mean that most people with HELP debt will pay less each year, and the Government will recoup less debt each year than they would have under the previous system.
read more Most people will pay less under the new HELP thresholds
‘Deaths of despair’ are rising in Australia, particularly among middle-aged men.
About 65,000 fewer Australians had health insurance in December 2018 compared to December 2017.
read more Young Australians continue to turn away from private health insurance
In 1987, for the first time in Australia’s history, more women than men were enrolled in higher education. Many things have changed since, but the gender make-up of our university classrooms is not one of them.
Our latest research shows that lifting compulsory super contributions to 12 per cent would leave workers in Middle Australia poorer over their entire lifetimes – and that remains true under any plausible assumptions.
read more More compulsory super hurts Middle Australia — however you look at it
Homelessness is a growing problem in Australia. To tackle the scourge, we first need to understand who is homeless. Here’s what we know.
Policy makers need timely information to decide whether economic stimulus might be required. A new indicator based on the unemployment rate can help.
The 2019 federal election: four surprising charts on what we know so far.
read more Election 2019: the result wasn’t the only surprise
We explain tax progressivity and its measurement.
read more The Coalition’s tax plan will make the system less progressive. What does that mean?
