SEVEN BILLION PEOPLE: The world’s seven billionth person is likely to be born today. Beatriz Carrillo Garcia, lecturer in China Studies at the University of Sydney looks at effect a growing population…
Carers lose out in the current welfare system.
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Almost 50 cents of every dollar spent by governments in Australia goes on social spending – either social security or health and community services. This week’s tax forum must reform the system, as the…
Young people who feel excluded from mainstream politics often join extreme groups to 'belong'.
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Many young people in Europe think violent protest can be a legitimate response to the political system they feel no connection to. They believe government pays very little attention to them and have very…
London's burning: but the rioters had a point.
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The powers that be describe the street violence and social upheaval which took place in England’s major cities last week as “mindless”. Yet it was anything but.
Prime Minister David Cameron, among others…
Without the truly important issues on the agenda, October's tax forum will achieve little.
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Debates around tax are too often seen as marginal to real life and not very interesting.
October’s tax forum offers an opportunity to challenge this misconception and do some hard thinking about what…
Being unable to afford one substantial meal a day and pay for home insurance are indicators of poverty.
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Poverty is about more than just a lack of income. Those who experience it face unacceptable restrictions on their material and social wellbeing. Research can no longer focus on defining a poverty line…
