Some estimates say up to one in seven people are living in poverty, but Australia doesn’t properly measure it. Here’s how we could.
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ANU economist Ben Phillips, a member of the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee, explains why it regards increasing JobSeeker as the most pressing priority for the Albanese government.
The plan to increase all income support payments to a minimum of $88 a day is the first major economic proposal of the federal election campaign.
A new ANU computer algorithm can provide near instant answers about how to get the best bang for welfare dollars. It says we should boost Newstart and cut either pensions or family benefits.
Fixing Newstart isn’t enough. We need a comprehensive inquiry into our complex and bewildering social security system, especially as it applies to single parents.
Less than 15% of the most disadvantaged people in Australia exit poverty from one year to the next. We need to design policy to tackle this.
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Associate Professor, POLIS@ANU Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Director, POLIS: The ANU Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, Australian National University
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Visiting Professor of Tax Law, New York University, and Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Nicolas Herault is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Bordeaux Schoool of Economics, Université de Bordeaux
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Senior Lecturer in Social Policy & Undergraduate Programme Lead for Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy Programmes, Loughborough University
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Senior research officer, ANU Centre For Social Research & Methods, Australian National University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Enterprise Professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW
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Ronald Henderson Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Urban Housing and Homelessness, RMIT University