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  1. 2 January 2024 - Humanities

    Local responses to global nomads

    Digital nomads are criticised for gentrifying local communities, but responses vary according to economic circumstances says a University of Melbourne expert

  2. 9 October 2023 - Health & Wellbeing

    Misogyny in medicine impacts us all

    Misogyny in medicine is rife and Australian hospitals must adopt a gender equity framework to ensure quality patient care says a University of Melbourne expert.

  3. 5 December 2022 - Inside Business

    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.

  4. 25 August 2021 - Inside Business

    Caste and cricket: How celebrities enable inequality

    University of Melbourne experts say examples of celebrities flaunting their caste identity can end up further promoting and enabling this historic inequality.

  5. 5 January 2021 - Health & Wellbeing

    Rising caesarean rates and inequality

    Rates of caesarian section are growing, especially in Asia, and University of Melbourne research in Indonesia shows the growth comes with widening inequalities

  6. 20 October 2020 - Health & Wellbeing

    Adolescence - a critical time to address gender inequality

    A major study across Asia/Pacific reveals stark gender inequalities in adolescence, providing road map for effective action, say University of Melbourne experts

  7. 3 May 2020 - Legal Affairs

    Discrimination in a pandemic

    A University of Melbourne experts says some people are more likely to face discrimination and inequality in the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  8. 26 November 2019 - Health & Wellbeing

    Why being the fairest of them all still pays

    New University of Melbourne research finds economic inequality can actually incentivise some women to use their attractiveness or beauty to try to get ahead.

  9. 30 July 2019 - Inside Business

    Warning on struggle street

    The University of Melbourne's 2019 HILDA survey shows Australia is still a land of opportunity but poverty is up and income classes are becoming more entrenched

  10. 19 November 2018 - Legal Affairs

    Can Victorian Labor really make ‘wage theft’ a crime?

    Victorian Labor has promised to criminalise 'wage theft' if re-elected, but University of Melbourne experts argue this will be difficult to do at state level.