What can we expect from the 2023 economic 'misery index'?

Read this article by Professor Guay Lim and Associate Professor Sam Tsiaplias from Melbourne Institute in Pursuit.

Published 10 Mar 2023

Changing gender norms around women’s work: Evidence from an online intervention in Indonesia

Authored by Professor Lisa Cameron, Dr Diana Contreras Suárez and Diahhadi Setyonaluri, our latest Research Insight uses data from an online survey to explore whether providing information on the extent of community support for working women in Indonesia can positively change husbands' and wives' attitudes.

Published 08 Mar 2023

The Inflation Gauge recorded higher prices for February, in addition to a rise in the cost of living

The Inflation Gauge recorded higher prices for February, in addition to a rise in the cost of living.

Published 06 Mar 2023

Is inflation starting to bite financially precarious Australians?

New research explores how Australians have changed spending in times of high inflation, particularly focusing on those under financial pressure.

Published 23 Feb 2023

Australians want long-term solutions from the government rather than temporary reliefs to address energy poverty

Our latest TTPN survey examines how Australians are dealing with rising energy prices and the interventions they want from the government to address energy poverty.

Published 02 Feb 2023

Research: Regional interventions needed to help young people transition from high school to employment

New research from the Melbourne Institute, University of Melbourne, shows youth in Australia find it harder to transition from high school to employment when compared to youth in many other countries.

Published 20 Jan 2023

Charitable giving in Australia is bouncing back, but not quite to pre-pandemic levels

Our latest TTPN survey examines how rates of giving, volunteering and lending a helping hand have changed in Australia as we’ve moved back to pre-pandemic levels of activities and socialising.

Published 12 Dec 2022

HILDA 2022: working from home boosts women’s job satisfaction more than men’s, and that has a downside

Read this article in The Conversation featuring Prof Mark Wooden, Dr Esperanza Vera-Toscano and Dr Inga Lass.

Published 05 Dec 2022

HILDA 2022: Australian private high school enrolments have jumped 70% since 2012

Read this article by Dr Esperanza Vera-Toscano in The Conversation.

Published 05 Dec 2022

Our first pandemic year: HILDA 2022 reveals how Australians were affected by the start of COVID-19

A new report reveals how the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Australians, as many of us received government income support, worked from home under lockdown, watched more TV and worried over an uncertain future.

Published 05 Dec 2022

2022 Outlook Conference: Bold policy and nobody left behind

A recap of the 2022 Economic and Social Outlook Conference held on Wednesday 2 November.

Published 28 Nov 2022

Tax rebates boosted consumption for Australians

This year, Australians earning up to $126,000pa received a boost on their tax refund amount. Our latest TTPN survey results reveal how and when Australians spent the refunds.

Published 24 Nov 2022

New Academy of Social Sciences in Australia fellows

Professor Guyonne Kalb and Professor Roger Wilkins from Melbourne Institute appointed new fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Published 17 Nov 2022

New study finds Australia’s preschool expansion ‘has not better prepared’ kids for school

Read this article by Melbourne Institute's Prof Ragan Petrie and Prof Marco Castillo in The Conversation.

Published 16 Nov 2022

Long COVID linked to mental distress, unemployment and is affecting more women than men

This Taking the Pulse of the Nation report examines the association between long COVID and mental distress and employment.

Published 27 Oct 2022

Using evidence to design Australia's economics policy

Read the article by Professor A. Abigail Payne in Pursuit.

Published 26 Oct 2022

Social Housing and Poverty in Australia

Stable housing is a critical component in addressing financial and social stresses that can lead to poverty or prevent exit from poverty. This analysis explores the correlation between community-level measures of poverty rates and social housing density to better understand how we might best structure future analyses to inform policy and practice on locations for new housing, structure and delivery of social housing, and rent assistance more broadly, for those facing housing stress.

Published 21 Oct 2022

What explains high levels of food insecurity in Australia

Food insecurity is considered to be one of the precursors to poverty and future poor health. Recent reports show rising food insecurity over the past few years, particularly for young adults and females. We explore what factors are associated with food insecurity in Australia.

Published 20 Oct 2022

Some GPs just keep their heads above water. Other doctors’ businesses are more profitable than law firms

Read the article by Prof Anthony Scott in The Conversation.

Published 13 Oct 2022

Media release: ANZ–Melbourne Institute Health Sector Report (2020-21) launching Wednesday

Published 11 Oct 2022