Equality
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Too many young people who’ve been in detention die prematurely. They deserve better
And the health and health-care disadvantage faced by these young people may be evident for years. Authors: The Conversation Our…
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An Opportunity to Remedy Inequality in Pakistan
The Sindh provincial government in Pakistan has taken an important step to mitigate harm from last year’s devastating floods and also provide…
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Inequality on steroids: The distribution of economic growth in Australia
Since World War Two, the majority of the benefits of economic growth have flowed to the bottom 90 per cent…
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Have we reached peak inequality?
Two weeks before Christmas 1936, plans for the coronation were re-written. The king had just abdicated. Danny Dorling Prospect A…
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How housing made rich Australians 50% richer, leaving renters and the young behind – and how to fix it
Rising housing costs have dramatically widened the gap between what Australians on high and low incomes can afford. Rising home…
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The Australian government had multiple chances to press ‘stop’ on robodebt – but didn’t
However cynical the politics and however flawed the legal calculations that saw the Coalition government press “start” on robodebt in…
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The concept of class is often avoided in public debate, but it’s essential for understanding inequality
These figures are proxies for cultural, commercial and moral aspects of class, signalling differences in fashion, accents and tastes. Perhaps…
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Reimagining Age Equality At Work
Now, age equality needs a voice to ensure a more equal future in the workplace In 2015, the Australian Human Rights…
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NCW presents ‘Egypt’s Global Perspective: Women, Environment, & Climate Change’ on CSW66
Maya Morsy, President of the National Council for Women (NCW), delivered a speech during the 66th session of the United…
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Women barristers now receiving 30% of briefs
A “significant milestone” has been reached, the Law Council of Australia announced in conjunction with International Women’s Day 2022: following…
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Confidence culture tells women to be more self-assured – but ignores the real problems
British Vogue enjoins women to boost their sexual confidence with slogans like “feel good in your body” and say goodbye…
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British Sign Language to become recognised language in the UK
British Sign Language (BSL) is on course to become a recognised language, after the government backed a proposal by a…
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‘I was squatting’: why asylum seekers so often struggle to find secure housing
It took Mariah* six months to find her first rental in western Sydney. Stephanie Convery The Guardian An asylum seeker…
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‘Revolting and humiliating’: 10 things we learned about working at parliament from the Kate Jenkins review
Here’s a breakdown of the shocking findings Tory Shepherd The Guardian For seven months the sex discrimination commissioner, Kate Jenkins,…
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Friday essay: invisible no more – putting the first women archaeologists of the Pacific back on the map
In our Pacific Matildas research project, we are recovering the hidden traces of the first female archaeologists in the Pacific. Authors…
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‘Empathy machine’ or false hope? How virtual reality is being used to try to stop domestic violence
There has been considerable excitement about this, with claims the virtual reality experience is an “empathy machine” that enhances the…
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