Read the latest Research Insight

Why aren't Australians buying private hospital insurance? Read the latest Research Insight to find out

Published 24 May 2021

Read the latest Taking the Pulse of the Nation report

Find out how many Australians were satisfied with government policies and who was vulnerable to distress.

Published 20 May 2021

Financial wellbeing hits record high despite pandemic

Published 19 May 2021

Are we testing students accurately? How multiple-choice exam questions increase the gender gap in test scores

Men score better than women in math exams that have more multiple-choice questions. Why, when multiple-choice questions are supposed to be objective? Read the Research Insight to find out.

Published 10 May 2021

What effects will the COVID-19 recession have on Australians’ insurance levels?

What happens when Australians need to cancel their insurance in times of unexpected crisis? Read the Research Insight to find out more

Published 26 Apr 2021

Read the latest April TTPN results

What do Australians think of being vaccinated? How would they pay for an unexpected $1000 expense? Read the results in our April Taking the Pulse of the Nation report.

Published 22 Apr 2021

So you don't want the COVID-19 vaccine? Here's what research shows will change your mind

Read the latest Research Insight to learn about why some Australians are reluctant to get vaccinated and what we can do to change their mind.

Published 15 Apr 2021

Economics

Time to Reform Australia's Unfair Family Support System

Family benefit payments aren’t fit for purpose with complex rules that make it hard for mothers to return to work and that penalise dual-earner families

Published 31 Mar 2021

Research

Why do women get paid less than men?

Hours and commute time may provide clues, according to our study which investigated the differences in experiences between men and women who lost their jobs.

Published 17 Mar 2021

Financial stress and mental distress growing despite signs of economic upturn

Published 15 Mar 2021

Research

Flexible work arrangements help women, but only if they are also offered to men

Flexible workplace policies designed to improve gender gaps in employment and pay might actually make things worse for women.

Published 08 Mar 2021

Research

More Australians becoming wary of COVID-19 vaccinations

New survey data suggests that in the last four months more Australians have become reluctant to have a COVID-19 vaccine, potentially jeopardising efforts to reach herd immunity

Published 23 Feb 2021

Economics

Children of same-sex parents outperform others at school

Children with same-sex parents outperform other children on multiple indicators of academic achievement, new research shows.

Published 17 Feb 2021

Economics

Strong support for COVID vaccine; financial stress and mental distress remain high

Published 12 Feb 2021

Economics

Home Ownership Stays a Pipe Dream for Many

Despite rising numbers of new home loans amid the COVID-19 economic recovery, the outlook for housing affordability remains bleak and more of us will be renting long term.

Published 03 Feb 2021

Coping with COVID-19: Recovery according to the experts

Published 08 Dec 2020

Work and education key to escaping poverty and pandemic recovery

Published 06 Dec 2020

Big jump in satisfaction with government; mental distress and financial stress declines

Australians’ satisfaction with government performance during the COVID-19 has risen to its highest level since July, according to the latest Taking the Pulse of the Nation survey.

Published 03 Dec 2020

Economics

Childcare a challenge for poorer single parents

The HILDA Survey suggests single-parent households in Australia are abandoning formal childcare as they face greater poverty rates.

Published 20 Nov 2020

Economics

Pandemic fallout exposes young and the vulnerable

Latest HILDA Survey shows it’s young workers most exposed to job losses, while poverty rates were edging higher before the COVID-19 downturn, it has made welfare policy critical to many Australians.

Published 20 Nov 2020