Mortality, Morbidity And Income Inequality In Australia
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$232,175.00
Summary
Evidence has been accumulating for some time indicates that an individual's life expectancy is affected by their socioeconomic circumstances. In general, it appears that people with higher incomes tend to live longer. More recently, some evidence has suggested that life expectancy is affected not only by a person's income level but also by their relative position in the income distribution. Some studies have found that, when income is more unequally distributed, mortality rates tend to be higher ....Evidence has been accumulating for some time indicates that an individual's life expectancy is affected by their socioeconomic circumstances. In general, it appears that people with higher incomes tend to live longer. More recently, some evidence has suggested that life expectancy is affected not only by a person's income level but also by their relative position in the income distribution. Some studies have found that, when income is more unequally distributed, mortality rates tend to be higher and life expectancy lower. Several explanations for this association have been advanced. One is that the association is a statistical artifact. Another is social-psychological, arguing that a sense of relative deprivation and social exclusion increases susceptibility to a variety of conditions. A third explanation is couched in terms of social capital, a term that refers to various forms of participation in voluntary organisations which strengthen community life. A fourth argues that it is material deprivation that is the underlying cause - income inequality is found in communities characterised by lower levels of provision of social infrastructure such as schools, libraries, and health services. The main purpose of this research project is to investigate the association between morbidity, mortality, income, and income inequality in Australia. The project will attempt to find which of the several explanations just discussed are supported by Australian evidence. The results of the project will enhance our understanding of the relationship between socioeconomic status and health, and will have implications for the design of different policies aimed at ameliorating the effects of income inequality on health.Read moreRead less
A report to review the landscape of evidence institutes, and explore if a new evidence institute in Australia focused specifically on disadvantage would help break cycles of disadvantage.
Valuing Every Contribution: What A Basic Income Would Mean For Australians
Funder
IPSOS
Summary
It surveys Australians to explore how a basic income would affect their lives, how they use their time, and how they engage with the workforce. The survey also sheds light on the growing problem of income and work insecurity, which is alarmingly high.
Poverty And Australian Housing: Findings From An AHURI Investigative Panel
Funder
AHURI
Summary
This Investigative Panel was guided by three principal research questions:
1. What housing, planning, taxation and social security policies significantly affect housing-related poverty?
a. What are the risks and potential benefits of changing policy settings?
b. What lessons can be learnt from international policy and practice?
2. How do Australian housing markets and institutions (e.g. tenure regulations, costs, location, built form, capacity of affordable housing sector) intersect with ind ....This Investigative Panel was guided by three principal research questions:
1. What housing, planning, taxation and social security policies significantly affect housing-related poverty?
a. What are the risks and potential benefits of changing policy settings?
b. What lessons can be learnt from international policy and practice?
2. How do Australian housing markets and institutions (e.g. tenure regulations, costs, location, built form, capacity of affordable housing sector) intersect with individual capabilities (e.g. income support, labour market status, household type, race, gender) to produce and reproduce particular experiences of poverty?
3. What programs and policies are already operating which address the intersections of housing and poverty? What are the opportunities to extend and add to these?
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The Global Hope Report presents the key findings of a national survey of over 1200 Australians’ perceptions of and hopes for the future, conducted by leading research agency NCLS Research. The survey found that war and conflict, the economy, poverty, and climate change are the most pressing global issues for Australians.
Key findings from the most comprehensive study to date of Australian Christians’ attitudes towards climate change in its landmark report They Shall Inherit the Earth.
This project seeks to understand public discourse around cycles of disadvantage in Australia by analysing public texts across media and parliamentary speeches. This will enable us to better understand what the public thinks about disadvantage and the factors that shape it. It will also help us understand what forces in turn shape the discourse.
A transformative, long-term, research project with the aim of reducing child poverty and scaffolding well-being for all children in Australia.
The first phase of More for Children is being undertaken in partnership with the Paul Ramsay Foundation and focuses on rights-based research with children to understand their experiences of poverty.
The research will develop a suite of indicators designed to identify the underlying causes of poverty and to inform responses at local, state/territory, and n ....A transformative, long-term, research project with the aim of reducing child poverty and scaffolding well-being for all children in Australia.
The first phase of More for Children is being undertaken in partnership with the Paul Ramsay Foundation and focuses on rights-based research with children to understand their experiences of poverty.
The research will develop a suite of indicators designed to identify the underlying causes of poverty and to inform responses at local, state/territory, and national levels.
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Focuses on understanding the often complex influencing factors of vulnerability using co-design and other community-led solutions, aiming to reduce the barriers to access and embed sustainable and effective change in practice.