We found concerns about income inequality in Australia are strongly related to dissatisfaction with democracy. This suggests Australia’s satisfaction with democracy is at risk.
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Finns have good schools, public transport, and the difference between the highest- and lowest-paid is quite small. These are factors in high levels of happiness.
While the food insecurity rate held steady in 2020, the racial hunger gap increased.
The Productivity Commission neglected the impact of housing costs. After allowing for these costs, the top 10% of households’ average disposable income grew at 2.7 times the rate of the bottom 10%.
The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows inequality declining slightly as overall incomes stagnate.
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Urban Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct associate, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Housing & Social Policy, HHAUS Housing, Homelessness & Urban Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
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Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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Professor of Economics, Baylor University
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Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University