Households are feeling the pinch from the rising cost of living. But while the price of electricity, groceries and petrol are causing concerns, perhaps the most significant rising cost is housing.
Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2022
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Interstate travel isn't easy these days. Gas prices are up. Airline tickets are up. Travel delays and flight cancelations are frequent.
Economics & Business
Aug 16, 2022
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A report launched today by UNSW Sydney and Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) Poverty and Inequality Partnership confirms that even though Australians are now, on average, the fourth richest people in the world, ...
Economics & Business
Jul 22, 2022
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At least 50 high school football players in the U.S. have died from heat stroke after falling ill on the field in the past 25 years. And high school athletes in other sports are not immune from the risks—female cross-country ...
Environment
Jul 19, 2022
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Teens who are stopped by the police are more likely to report greater disengagement from school the next day, and racial and ethnic minority youth reported more invasive police encounters than white youth, according to research ...
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2022
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A major problem with how food donation currently works in the United States is that a lot of the calories in those boxes and bags come from items that aren't particularly healthy, such as packaged snacks.
Social Sciences
Mar 23, 2022
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Low-income people were the least likely to reduce their local travel during the COVID-19 lockdown, probably because they still had to go to work, a case study in Columbus suggests.
Economics & Business
Oct 5, 2021
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When COVID-19 hit, affluent Columbus, Ohio, residents responded by taking significantly fewer trips to large grocery and big-box stores, apparently ordering more online and stocking up when they did go out to shop.
Social Sciences
Jul 19, 2021
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Schools and businesses are reopening, diners are returning to restaurants, and fans are returning to sports stadiums, but a new crisis in the COVID-19 pandemic may be just weeks away: the possible eviction of millions of ...
Economics & Business
May 10, 2021
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A new study provides the best evidence to date that an increase in the availability of alcohol is linked to more financial troubles among the disadvantaged.
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2021
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