Perceptions of the levels of both income and wealth inequality are derived from our day-to-day experiences.
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If the gap between the wealth of the billionaires and that of the average residents continues to widen dramatically, there is likely to be discontent.
Having only a few people with most of the wealth, motivates others. This theory is actually wrong according to research.
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Inequality actually restricts people from earning more, educating themselves and becoming entrepreneurs.
Wealth in Australia is much more unequally distributed than income.
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The two major sources of data show conflicting trends on income inequality.
The typical residential property investor is on average 42 years old; male and 72% are married.
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Individual households in Australia, on average, own 83% of all investment dwellings rented to private tenants or resold. They are people who usually have another main source of income.
We need to consider whether values are the basis of beliefs about inequality.
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Who do you trust? Increasingly the answer seems to be nobody, especially when it comes to inequality.
Anyone can use a discretionary trust but the beneficiaries of trusts are usually all part of the one family or extended family.
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Overwhelmingly, trusts are used to minimise tax, avoid paying creditors and to avoid the fair division of property after a relationship breakdown.
The region with the most unequal incomes in Australia is Melbourne City, where the top 20% have an income that is 8.3 times as high as those in the bottom 20%.
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Census data shows there is income inequality between, but also within, regions of Australia.
The Australian government has plenty of ministers, but not one of them oversees the whole $6 trillion housing sector.
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New research finds a state of confusion when it comes to Australian government policymaking on housing, despite its huge economic and social significance.
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One of Trump’s selling points was that he would ‘make America great again’: this meant bringing back the American dream.
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A new report confirms how the rich become deluded about their talents, but also hints at a growing acknowledgement of inequality.
A snapshot of inequality in South Africa.
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People in some of the most unequal countries in the world think theirs is the paradigm of meritocracy. Can the data help explain this phenomenon?
Having children can drastically change women’s economic and financial status.
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The economic costs of having children are more often shouldered by women, so mothers tend to accumulate less capital over time.
The Australian Tax Office has released data from 2014-2015.
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Data for 2014-15 from the Australian Taxation Office shows inequality is growing in a number of areas.
Data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) reveals the average balance on housing loans has barely trended upwards over the last five years.
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When you look at the data (in three charts) on mortgage stress, the systemic risk of people not being able to repay their home loans appears small.
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Cars, clothes, diamonds and jets: it’s time we addressed just how much the wealthy are hurting the planet.
Generations have differences but it’s the inequality within a generation that deserves more debate.
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The debate about different generations’ economic status misses the inequality within generations, especially younger Australians.
Unequal access to housing has considerable long-term effects far beyond just property ownership.
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New research finds higher property prices are associated with higher household income and spending inequality.
The super rich are a symbol of growing wealth inequality.
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Dallas Rogers speaks with Ilan Wiesel and Ray Forrest about the impact of the super rich on local politics, our cities and wealth inequality.
Not everyone has a fair go at living a long, healthy and prosperous life.
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How do inequities of wealth and income manifest in Australia? And what are the implications for the nation’s health?
We have become collectively richer but much more unequal.
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Australia has become collectively richer but much more unequal in recent decades.