Super funds are using 'nudges' to help Australians make financial decisions. How do they work?
Late last year the federal government announced measures to make it easier for Australians to access financial advice.
Late last year the federal government announced measures to make it easier for Australians to access financial advice.
Economics & Business
Jun 6, 2024
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Poverty has fallen by 27 percentage points since 1980, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame, the University of Chicago and Baylor University. This change is in sharp contrast with official U.S. Census ...
Economics & Business
Dec 20, 2023
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French island group Mayotte will begin distributing bottled water to its 310,000 inhabitants this month as the region faces its worst drought episode this century, the government said Thursday.
Environment
Nov 2, 2023
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According to the World Health Organization, around 16 percent of the world's population, just over one billion people, are living with a disability. In Canada, research shows that up to 30 percent of Canadians are living ...
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2023
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People who are unemployed or receiving income support, renters, sole parents, women, children and people with disability are at highest risk of poverty, while those on Youth Allowance experience deepest poverty, according ...
Economics & Business
Mar 22, 2023
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The principal of the Ganthalawa school in the rural village of Kanthale, Sri Lanka, received an unusual request from a female student—she wanted to change her class because her classmate had stopped sharing meals with her ...
Social Sciences
Nov 8, 2022
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Carrying a pair of 20-foot wooden poles with a net strung between them, Ron Reed shimmied above the Klamath River across wooden boards perched between slippery boulders.
Environment
Nov 7, 2022
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A UNSW Sydney and ACOSS partnership research report shows people in poverty are falling behind the rest of society.
Economics & Business
Oct 14, 2022
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Residents of a public housing estate in Melbourne, Australia are missing out on education and employment opportunities, and health and income support because of barriers to the access and use of reliable and affordable internet, ...
Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2022
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The support given by unpaid carers to adults with learning disabilities risks being 'overlooked and undervalued' according to a new report on the value of unpaid care.
Economics & Business
Sep 21, 2021
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