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After natural disasters, temporary accommodation is often an option for those affected. Why isn’t the same happening with Australia’s housing crisis?
New research shows that paying cashlessly, whether by card or phone and regardless of any credit involvement, leads to spending more money.
For Australia’s artists, the cost of living crisis is also a wellbeing and art making crisis. And the effects of this will reach us all.
Canada’s ongoing economic malaise and decline in living standards are rooted in a constellation of domestic and global challenges.
Consumer psychology can help explain why boycotts sometimes fail, as well as help predict when they are likely to succeed.
Swimming and cycling ability declined while there was a rise in eating sugary snacks according to new research.
Despite being an unashamedly Marxist critique of the economic consensus, Vulture Capitalism has been making bestseller lists.
Schools are running food banks because they are faced with growing poverty and families struggling financially.
The stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel in a church in Wakeley on Monday has left many in shock. Dai Le, whose electorate features the church where the incident happened discusses her community's reaction.
Rising costs and the change in the nature of work has led to more people holding more than one job.
The video streaming industry has reached a tipping point.
Parents told us how the ever-present juggle of budgets and the realities of family life strained relationships and increased their mental load.
The top 40% most energy efficient homes aren’t counted as being in fuel poverty, no matter what their bills or income are.
I believe that young people today face unprecedented pressures to excel academically, professionally and socially.
Keeping an eye out for where you can boost your savings or reduce expenses when times are tough can improve your financial wellbeing.
The COVID pandemic, climate events and international conflicts have all contributed, while supermarket giants have been accused of price gouging.
A large majority of Australian taxpayers will benefit from the revised tax package, despite the impact of bracket creep over the next decade. But long term, these tax cuts come at a high price.
Most research on unaffordable housing has focused on homeownership, but rental affordability is also a serious issue.
The UK benefits system does not systematically cater for the basic household needs of healthy eating and domestic energy.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City, University of London
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Professor of Economics, University of Waikato
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Vice Dean and Associate Professor in Economics, University of East London
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Professor of Banking and Finance, Brunel University London
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics | Freelance Consultant, Sheffield Hallam University
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Director, Nottingham Institute of Education, Nottingham Trent University
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of International Relations, Jean Monnet Professor of European Security, National University Odesa Law Academy
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Director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Politics, Massey University
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
