Professor Roger Wilkins

Professor Roger Wilkins

Deputy Director, HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne

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Politics & Society

Life for single-parent families in Australia is harsh

The daily routine of a single parent can be harsh due to higher child care responsibilities, housing stress, financial inequalities and poorer mental health, finds the latest HILDA Survey

Politics & Society

The gap between the haves and have-nots in Australia is at a 20-year high

During the past two decades, inequality has grown to reach an all-time high and the current cost-of-living crisis isn’t helping, finds the latest HILDA survey

Business & Economics

Vaping is ‘a young person phenomenon’ in Australia

For the first time, the annual HILDA survey has explored who is using vapes and e-cigarettes. And it’s Australia’s young people getting hooked

Business & Economics

More Australian adult children are living with their parents longer

Australian parents are waiting longer for an empty nest as their adult children are living under the same roof for longer, finds the annual HILDA survey

Business & Economics

Over the last 21 years, the highest earners received the most tax relief

Average tax rates have trended downwards since 2001 in Australia, but it’s still the high income earners who are getting the most benefit, shows the annual HILDA survey

Business & Economics

The rise and rise of job insecurity

Blue collar workers were the winners in a COVID-19 job market that saw the biggest rise in job insecurity in two decades, finds the annual HILDA survey

Business & Economics

A light at the end of the inequality tunnel?

This year’s HILDA survey suggests that the Government’s COVID-19 financial support shows us there may be better ways to tackle income inequality in Australia

Business & Economics

Persistent poverty is a major policy issue

While having a job is often crucial to lifting people out of poverty, adequate income support and child care are also critical

Business & Economics

How we’ve changed in 20 years

The HILDA Survey is into its 20th year and shows a changing and generally well-functioning society but also reveals the pressure points

Business & Economics

Pandemic fallout exposes the young and vulnerable

Latest HILDA Survey shows it’s young workers most exposed to job losses, while poverty rates were edging higher before the COVID-19, it has made welfare policy critical to many Australians