Latest inequality News

My unsung hero of science: Harriet Taylor Mill, the radical feminist philosopher who lived in the shadow of her husband
Nepal floods: 43,000 women and girls need immediate humanitarian assistance
Harms of trafficking in enslaved Africans persist today and give rise to reparation obligations, UN racial discrimination committee says
Monash sociology expert to appear on inaugural panel about healthy masculinity at Women’s Agenda Women’s Health Summit
Alysa Liu: ‘I know my worth’
Address to TASA Social Stratification Symposium, University of Melbourne
Second Productivity Commission Review of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap
No sick days? How remote work is changing the way we work when ill
NZCTU welcomes the discussion opened up by the release of Te Pāti Māori’s tax plan
sexual violence and misogyny against women and girls must be addressed
Gender pay gap widens – women work for free from 27 November
Good character references scrapped under victim-focused reform
The physical activity paradox: not all forms of exercise lower your dementia risk – this type raises it
AI bias isn’t just an error in the algorithm. It’s a chain of human decisions
Oxfam Colombia highlights the role of local organisations in emergency earthquake response
NAPLAN Fine Print We Missed
Youth mental health decline coincides with increased economic pressure: new report
Students make flying taxi. Underground farming in CBD. Creativity & ethical AI. Australia’s oldest science lessons
Ethical frameworks must evolve alongside advancements in legged robots
NZCTU welcomes Bill to make union membership the default for new workers
Magani Lagaugal celebrates handback of Zagai and Mukar
Housing Reform Could Improve Access To Good Schools
Heat deaths are a public health crisis rooted in housing inequality
Why many young Australians face a more winding pathway to home ownership
Richer Get Richer – Not Just Materially, But Socially
UN experts call for opening of military archives and facilities in the search for missing persons: Guatemala
Inquiry: Case For Rent Caps Mounts
GBK Secures First Nations Skills Funding for Torres and Endeavour Straits
Schools should teach children more about how money works
UN expert: From stadiums to boardrooms, racism remains pervasive in sport
Manchester accent study reveals the vowel that gives away your social class
NHS patients are being socially prescribed yoga. But is yoga ready to help them?
Investor tax reform an historic victory for fairness and housing affordability
UN expert calls to fight poverty beyond growth and expand social protection: Rethinking progress
Greens will support amended tax package to pass parliament; close loophole on self-managed super funds investing in housing
NZCTU welcomes Greens’ tax plan as a step toward fairness for working people
‘This health inequity wouldn’t be acceptable for other patients’: RACGP launches Men’s Health group
UN expert report finds death penalty is torture, calls for abolition of practice globally
Recipes for Respect: Celebrating older women in Boroondara
Global peace under threat amid rising militarisation, inequality and weakening multilateralism, says UN expert
Inquiry: Young People Ripped Off On Housing
Oxfam Australia calls for urgent tax reform as Senate inquiry considers CGT and negative gearing changes
Public hearings continue into aid and conflict prevention
Social Inequality Is Linked To Faster Biological Aging
Smith Family Signs Enforceable Undertaking
Belfast violence: an uncomfortable reminder of the innocent people ‘burnt out’ during the Troubles
Leprosy remains a human rights concern amid persistent discrimination and exclusion, says UN expert: Colombia
Renters can’t ask for basic repairs without fear of rent increases, we need rent caps now