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There are still many Australians who don’t have regular access to the internet. We must do more to bridge the digital divide and accommodate a diversity of technologies.
The Conversation is running a series, Class in Australia, to identify, illuminate and debate its many manifestations. Here, Nicholas Biddle outlines how students’ low aspirations can lead to poor outcomes…
Improving health services in the juvenile justice system and the community could reduce the risk of youth offenders repeating anti-social behaviours, an Australian study has found. Published in the Journal…
Women who live in poorer areas, are older mothers, smokers or are Aboriginal have a higher risk of having a premature birth…
Starting school early improves disadvantaged children’s learning, according to a new study from the University of New South…
Disabled people are severely marginalised and among the poorest in developing countries. Having a disability increases the risk of poverty, and being poor also increases the risk of getting a disability…
The federal government’s assessment of its compulsory income management trial in Greater Shepparton has not provided sufficient…
A news report recently informed readers that the reason children from poorer backgrounds struggle is due to genetic “inherited abilities”. According to the article, a new Productivity Commission report…
Children’s interest and engagement in school influences their prospects of educational and occupational success 20 years later, over and above their academic attainment and socioeconomic background, researchers…
As the Gonski school funding debate heats up again, the political focus so far has been on the big billion dollar figures. In this crowded debate about who’s right or wrong on the numbers, there’s little…
Every city has them - the neighbourhoods that everyone else looks down on. In Australia, Sydney has “Westies”. Brisbane has “Logan bogans”. And in Melbourne, the western suburb of Sunshine is colloquially…
The number of Australians who were homeless on census night increased by 17% to 105,237 in the five years to August 2011. When adjusted for population growth, the increase the increase is still worryingly…
People in Australia’s most disadvantaged communities experience lower attendance at high school, greater financial stress…
OBESE NATION: It’s time to admit it – Australia is becoming an obese nation. This series looks at how this has happened and, more importantly, what we can do to stop the obesity epidemic. Here, Kathryn…
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report on men’s health focuses the spotlight on widely unrecognised aspects of male health. This could mean that policy can now address men’s health…
A person’s health is strongly influenced by that person’s wealth. In the past, we thought this was because higher incomes meant better access to health care; we thought this was why the rich lived longer…
Speak to any teacher who has worked in a school with a high level of social disadvantage and you’ll find plenty of concern about the links between educational failure and long-term social exclusion. Teachers…
Around 15.6% of Australian adults have limited or no access to basic financial services like a transaction account, a credit card or insurance, putting them at risk of predatory lending, a new study has…
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Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Professor of Public Health, The University of Melbourne
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Foundation Chair in Primary Health Care, Western Sydney University
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Professorial Fellow in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Visual Analytics and Data Science Storytelling at Western Sydney University, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Health Equity, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology, School of Education, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, University of New England
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Professor, School of Education, Flinders University
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Professor, College of Business, Government & Law, Flinders University
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Professor Epidemiology & Equity in Public Health & Director, Institute Health Transformation, Deakin University
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Honorary Professorial Fellow, Melbourne CSHE, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate, University of Technology Sydney
