The high cost of housing is also keeping half of young adults up to age 29 living with their parents.
- Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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The survey examines how the lives of Australians have changed over the past 20 years.
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While minor parties lost seats this election due to preferences, their primary vote is the highest ever. This is largely due to voters’ frustration with poor economic management.
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Society’s expectations of how a man works and what he earns is a key contributor to how lonely he feels in the workplace.
Australians report high levels of life satisfaction but there are gaps — Indigenous Australians, immigrants and the unemployed fare worse. And COVID-19 won’t have helped.
The Good African Society Index provides a comparative measure of the quality of society in African states. Governments could use its findings to make targeted policy interventions.
South Africa’s art market has seen substantial growth in the past few years. But investing in art remains risky and produces limited returns.
