Dr Barbara Broadway
Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne
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Business & Economics
Time to reform Australia’s unfair family support system
Family benefit payments aren’t fit for purpose with complex rules that make it hard for mothers to return to work and that penalise dual-earner families
Business & Economics
Parents with children at home reach breaking point
Parents are reporting high levels of mental stress amid the COVID-19 economic downturn, highlighting that we need new policies to address work-family conflict
Business & Economics
Child care a challenge for poorer single parents
The HILDA Survey suggests single-parent households in Australia are abandoning formal childcare as they face greater poverty rates
Business & Economics
Parents of school-age kids during COVID-19? Yes, you’re stressed
In the midst of a major economic downturn and increasing family-work conflict, Australian parents are feeling the burn of COVID-19
Business & Economics
Sharing the load
Better family-friendly policies in this year’s Budget could help deliver individual, economic and social rewards for everyone
Business & Economics
The minimum wage gender divide
An independent body governs Australia’s award rates – so why is there still a gender pay gap among minimum wage earners?