
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
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