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  1. 12 February 2024 - Humanities

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

    Despite average tax rates trending downwards, high-income earners are getting the most benefits, shows the University of Melbourne's HILDA survey.

  2. 12 February 2024 - Inside Business

    Vaping is ‘a young person phenomenon’ in Australia

    For the first time, the University of Melbourne's annual HILDA survey has explored who is using vapes, and it’s Australia’s young people getting hooked

  3. 12 February 2024 - Inside Business

    Australia’s young people are getting lonelier

    Younger Australians are more likely than their parents or grandparents to feel alone, finds the University of Melbourne's annual HILDA survey.

  4. 12 February 2024 - Inside Business

    More Australian adult children are living with their parents longer

    Australian parents are waiting longer for an empty nest as their adult children live at home for longer, finds the University of Melbourne's annual HILDA study

  5. 12 February 2024 - Inside Business

    The ‘perfect storm’ causing Australians psychological distress

    Over the past 15 years, more Australians have experienced growing psychological distress, finds the University of Melbourne's annual HILDA survey.

  6. 19 January 2024 - Humanities

    A new Australia Day for everyone

    26 January is a divisive date to celebrate our country. An alternative date acknowledges our history while looking forward, says University of Melbourne expert.

  7. 14 December 2023 - Public Affairs

    Indigenous knowledge has the power to help address the climate crisis

    Indigenous advocates at COP28 aim to ensure that Indigenous knowledge is recognised as a solution to climate change, say University of Melbourne experts.

  8. 12 May 2023 - Science Matters

    It’s time to make waves in beach accessibility

    University of Melbourne research found Australia could be a world leader in making beaches accessible to people of all abilities, but barriers remain

  9. 13 April 2023 - Science Matters

    The wingless grasshopper that could cross Bass Strait, but not the Yarra River

    New genomic data can track Australia’s wingless matchstick grasshopper from Tasmania to the mainland, say University of Melbourne experts.

  10. 20 March 2023 - Health & Medicine

    Bird flu, human cases and the risk to Australia

    Avian flu is continuing to spread throughout the world, infecting some mammals as it goes; University of Melbourne experts explore the virus' risk to Australia.