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  1. 1 December 2022 - Health & Wellbeing

    Removing barriers to participation for people with disability

    Policies that remove barriers to participation could substantially improve health and wellbeing for people with disability, say University of Melbourne experts.

  2. 16 September 2022 - Humanities

    How remote work is invading our spaces

    While work needs to happen somewhere, in a post-pandemic world, that somewhere can be anywhere. But is that a good thing, asks University of Melbourne expert.

  3. 1 September 2022 - Health & Wellbeing

    Women are doing too much and it’s hurting their mental health

    Women still do most of the unpaid work at home while also working. A first-of-its-kind University of Melbourne review finds it’s hurting their mental health.

  4. 9 June 2022 - Inside Business

    A family breakup is a poverty trap for women

    A woman’s risk of falling into poverty doubles after a separation, with a family breakup a poverty trap for many, says new University of Melbourne research

  5. 9 May 2022 - Inside Business

    Persistent poverty is a major policy issue

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

  6. 8 December 2021 - Inside Business

    How Australia’s internal migrants could benefit our regions

    Regional Australia can benefit from ‘tree and sea changers’, but University of Melbourne experts say we need to understand their motivations and skills.

  7. 20 November 2020 - Inside Business

    Blurring the weekend

    HILDA Survey shows many Australian do some work on the weekend; a University of Melbourne expert asks whether working from home will further blur the weekend

  8. 18 August 2020 - Science Matters

    How working away is changing home

    Research by University of Melbourne and Western Sydney University shows the effects on Australian households when one partner works away from home for weeks.

  9. 26 May 2020 - Inside Business

    Who’s hit hardest by the COVID-19 economic shutdown?

    Using HILDA data, a University of Melbourne expert highlights the people most vulnerable to the COVID-19 downturn – low-wage earners, women and the young

  10. 18 May 2020 - Inside Business

    Flexible working beyond COVID-19

    A University of Melbourne expert says COVID-19 is an unprecedented experiment for the modern workplace and proves flexible working can work for many employees.