Brisbane Boys' College Library: Senior: 11 & 12: Unit 2: Inequalities of Income Distribution

Inequality of Income Distribution - General

COVID-19: Why the economic fallout is exacerbating inequality
From the book 'Epidemics and Pandemics', by Spinney Press 2021. Scanned under licence.

Spinney Press

UNSW Newsroom: Who is most impacted by inequality in Australia 2020?

ACOSS and UNSW: Inequality in Australia 2020 Part 1 - Impact of Covid on Income Inequality

ACOSS and UNSW: Inequality in Australia 2020 Part 2 - Who is affected and why?

APO: Inequality in Australia 2020 - Part 1, Overview

ABC News (Sep 2020): Rich getting richer and poor slipping further back, with youth inequality growing fastest, ACOSS says

Phys.org (Dec 2020): New report: Who is most impacted by inequality in Australia?

Sydney Morning Herald (Dec 2020): The rich, the comfortable middle and the rest: Australia’s wealth and income ladder revealed

The Guardian: Inequality is already rising in Australia - Tax cuts would entrench it for no economic reason (2020)

2018 Productivity Commission: Rising Inequality? A Stocktake of the Evidence

The Guardian: Australian Poverty in Graphs - It's a Desperate State of Affairs
Check out the excellent and up-to-date graph.

Roy Morgan: Wealth Inequality in Australia is Getting Worse

Probono Australia: Wealth Inequality in Australia on the Rise

ACOSS: Inequality in Australia 2018

Trends in Australia's Distribution of Income and Wealth 2018
By Whiteford, Peter, in Ecodate journal. 01/03/2018, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p3-11. 9p.

The Courier Mail: New report reveals reality of inequality in Australia

Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia 2018(University of Melbourne)

OECD Economics: Income wealth and earnings inequality in Australia - Evidence from the HILDA survey

Productivity Commission: Is Australia becoming more unequal? (May 2019)

Productivity Commission: Rising Inequality? A Stocktake of the Evidence

Productivity Commission: Highlights of 'Rising Inequality in Australia' Document
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Inequality of Income Distribution A to E

Bridging Our Growing Divide: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Multidimensional Disadvantage of Australian Children
This study compares the well-being of indigenous with non-indigenous children in Australia.
Experiences of Racism and Socio Economic Status
Does Racism explain the gap between health and socioeconomic status among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?

Victoria University: Impact of coronavirus on apprentices and trainees

Skilled Workers and Income Inequality
Sourced through the OECD website, this paper looks at the relationship of skilled workers and income inequality distribution.

ACOSS: Minimum Wage Submission 2019
Scroll down to p. 44 for 'Apprentices and Trainees'.

Courier-Mail: Building a Tradie Army

Income for Support Carers
Sourced from Inform-it Database

Balancing work and family life is essential - This piece was sourced from the Australian Council of Trade Unions

https://www.actu.org.au/our-work/policy-issues/work-and-family

Temporary Staff Services - Australia Market Research Report - https://www.ibisworld.com.au/industry-trends/market-research-reports/administrative-support-services/temporary-staff-services.html

This was sourced through IBIS World Database. Published May 2019

Casual Workers Rights and Employer Obligations
Human Relations Journal: Casual Employment and Long-Term Wage Outcomes
From The Tavistock Institute

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Cashless Debit Card - Evaluation

Cashless Debit Card
Sourced from the Parliamentary Library

Getting a Fair Go not Child's Play - News article identifying that the lower wage of child care workers reflects that gender pay gap in Australia. Sourced through EBSCO Host

Courier-Mail: They've Got to Be Kidding

Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education
Sourced through google scholar this article discusses the positive effects that quality early childhood care and education has for the individual as well as their economic return.

Covid-19 and the policy-induced vulnerabilities of temporary migrant workers in Australia
From Informit database

Socioeconomic Inequality in Mobility Decline in Chronic Disease Groups
Sourced through JSTOR database, this article discusses the impact that socioeconomic status has on disabilities.
Bridging Our Growing Divide: People With Disabilities

ACOSS: Minimum Wage Submission 2019
Scroll down to p. 45.

Using Adaptive Governance to Rethink the Way Science Supports Australian Drought Policy

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901108000725

Sourced from Australia/New Zealand Points of View Database

Drought Policy - Sourced from the Australian Government Website

http://www.agriculture.gov.au/ag-farm-food/drought/drought-policy

http://www.agriculture.gov.au/ag-farm-food/drought

ABARES: Farm performance: broadacre and dairy farms, 2016–17 to 2018–19
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/research-topics/surveys/farm-performance

ABARES: Analysis of 2018 Drought
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/Documents/abares-insights-analysis-2018-drought.pdf

North Queensland Register: Drought Slashes Queensland Farmer Incomes by Half
https://www.northqueenslandregister.com.au/story/5721517/qld-farmers-incomes-halved/

Financing Aged Care
Sourced from JSTOR this paper discusses the increase in aged population over the coming years and the role of the government and financing.
Bridging our Growing Divide_ Older Workers

Inequality of Income Distribution F to M

Language Proficiency and Socioeconomic Outcomes
Sourced through Google Scholar this paper looks at migrants' English speaking ability and the relationship with socioeconomic status.

Employment Conditions and Health Inequalities - Use a Control + F search to find "foreign workers"

A Report from Monash University https://www2.monash.edu/impact/articles/how-the-gender-gap-hits-australian-womens-superannuation-early/

Not so super: Superannuation and Women's Retirement Incomes
From Informit database.
Parental Leave and Gender Equality
Sourced through Workplace Gender Equality website (An Australian Government Paper).
Gender Impact Analysis
This article was sourced through the Inform-it database. See the webpage for the

Is home ownership becoming less accessible in Australia?
Sourced through informit database, this article examines the factors surrounding first home ownership.
Good News As Old Economy Lifts
Sourced from Informit Database. Discussing the First Home Buyers stamp duty cuts.
Australian First Home Buyers Have Unrealistic Expectations
Your Mortgage Australia: What You Need to Know About Morrison's First Home-Buyer Scheme
Channel 9 Finance: Little Respite for First Home Buyers Despite Cooling Aussie Housing Market
Australian Financial Review: Caution Urged For First Home Buyers

AFR: Caution Urged for First Home Buyers
The Conversation: The Brutal Truth on Housing - Somebody has to lose in order for first home-buyers to win
Reserve Bank : The Housing Market and the Economy
Review of current housing market highlighting issues which will impact first home buyers - range of graphs showing housing price to income models, the decreasing amount of disposable income, effect of foreign investment etc
Finder: First home buyer interest surges in 2019
Ray White: Infographic - First Home Buyers
Real Estate Institute WA: Latest ABS figures show Australian first home buyers are active

Australian Gender Pay Gap Statistics 2021

The Guardian: 5 ways to make the 2021 budget more female-friendly

Workplace Gender Equality Agency: Australia's Gender Pay Gap Statistics 2021

Equal Pay Day

ABS: Understanding Measures of the Gender Pay Gap

Inside Australia's Gender Pay Gap

Pay Gap and Gender Discrimination - No More Euphemisms

The Real Gender Pay Gap

PIAC helps 50,000 people out of debt
Sourced through Informit database
Services for People Experiencing Homelessness
Sourced from Informit database. This paper discusses the disaster impacts on service providers for people experiencing homelessness and the possible ways to mitigate severe effects.
Big Issue: Housing Ends Homelessness

Modern Law Review: Reducing Homelessness or Re-Ordering the Deck Chairs?
The Conversation: Homelessness soars in our biggest cities, driven by rising inequality since 2001
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Homelessness soars in our biggest cities, driven by rising inequality since 2001
Swinburne University of Technology: Homelessness Soars in our Biggest Cities
The Conversation: Why Australia’s homelessness problem is getting worse, despite a rise in housing stock

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Housing affordabability 2021

Housing Affordability
PDF of Library ebook

The Conversation: Rising inequality in Australia isn’t about incomes: it’s almost all about housing

Victorian Affordable Housing Policy Review
Published in 2017 based around the Victorian Affordable Housing Policy
Housing and Employment Vol 1.
Sourced from the Productivity Commission this paper looks at links between housing assistance for those in need and their
participation in employment.
Real Estate Institute of Queensland: Is Home Ownership Becoming Less Affordable in Australia?
18 May 2018

Reserve Bank : The Housing Market and the Economy
Review of current housing market highlighting issues which will impact first home buyers - range of graphs showing housing price to income models, the decreasing amount of disposable income, effect of foreign investment etc

Minimum Wage Earners - Sourced from Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). Discusses the current trends and issues in relations to minimum wage earners.

https://www.actu.org.au/our-work/policy-issues/minimum-wages-case

APO (2020): Investing in better mental health in Australian workplaces

ACOSS: Mental health and poverty: A poisonous relationship

Who Supports Equal Rights For Same-Sex Couples?
Sourced through Informit database. This paper discusses the outcomes of same-sex couples in regards to the inequality of wages and mental health.
lower income levels
Sourced through google using site:gov. This article details the effects of lower income levels on mental health of individuals and communities.
Bridging our Growing Divide: Mental Health
Productivity Commission : The Social and Economic Benefits of Improving Mental Health

Inequality of Income Distribution N to Y

Social Services Amendment and Other Legislation Amendment
Social Security Means Testing of Retirement Income Streams
Produced December 2016

Food Price Gap Shows Needs For Subsidies and Promo Deals in Rural and Remote Areas
Sourced through Informit database. This article discusses the cost of fresh, high quality foods in rural and remote areas compared to big cities.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2020): Elective Surgery

The Cost of Waiting on an Orthopaedic Waiting List: A Scoping Review
Sourced from Informit database. From 2003-2033 there is a predicted 223% increase in
expenditure on health management of musculoskeletal
disorders

There is a Housing Crisis in Sydney
Sourced through google using site:gov at the beginning of the search.

Shergold Review 2019: Investing in Refugees, Investing in Australia

CPD welcomes release of Shergold Review and its blueprint for investing in refugees and in Australia

Department of Social Services :Settlement Services for Humanitarian Entrants
Income Support and Employment Assistance
The Conversation: Three charts on - job prospects for refugees in Australia
Claims of refugee unemployment crisis miss basic facts
Unemployment rate for Australian refugees "unacceptable": Minister
Department of Human Services : Help for refugees, humanitarian entrants and new arrivals
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Migrant taxpayers generated $84 billion in total personal income in 2013-14,
SBS : Refugees on welfare: the real numbers
Monash University : Supporting access to employment for people from a refugee or asylum seeking background
Grattan Institute: Immigration and wage growth
Will a substantial influx of low-skill young migrants lead to slower wages growth for low-skill low-experience jobs.
Brotherhood of St Laurence : Migration and Employment
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Giving asylum seekers a chance: insights from a pilot employment program
This study examined what is needed to overcome the disadvantage faced by asylum seekers when competing in the labour market.
Fair Work Australia : Vulnerable and Migrant Workers
Fair Work Australia : Penalty underpayment of refugee:
Parliament of Australia: Refugee resettlement to Australia: what are the facts?

Bridging our growing divide: inequality in Australia The extent of income inequality in Australia - Report of the Parliament of Australia

Child Poverty Crisis Hits Single Parent Families - Australian Council of Social Service

Child Support and Welfare to Work Reforms: The Economic Consequences for Single Parent Families

The Extent of Income Inequality in Australia - The Australian Psychological Society

Equality of Opportunity in Australia: Myth and Reality

Education and Inequality in Australia
Sourced from Public Education Foundation discussing the widening gap in our education system.
Courier-Mail: It's The Big Six-Owe

The Conversation: Student loans and ‘risk-sharing’ – the problem with penalizing colleges when graduates can’t pay

Underemployment in Australia: A Panel Investigation (2018)
Referencing: Parvinder Kler, Azhar Hussain Potia & Sriram Shankar (2018) Underemployment in Australia: a panel investigation, Applied Economics Letters, 25:1, 24-28, DOI:10.1080/13504851.2017.1290770
Australian Bureau of Statistics: Underemployment
https://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/F132F8C5891DC104CA2577510019FE8F/$File/41020_underemployment.pdf
Underemployment: A New Source of Misery
Australian Financial Review
Jobless rate will tell only half the story
Australian Financial Review

Employment Predictors
Sourced through google using site:gov. This article details the relationship between people with disabilities and employment.
Spill Over Effects of Spousal Unemployment
Sourced through google using site:gov. This document discusses the impact of a spouse’s or partner’s unemployment on the older adults’ mental health.

Securing Better Pay
Document sourced through Expanded Academic ASAP database. It was published in 2009
Developing Career Readiness
Sourced through Google using site:gov. This paper discusses the role of tertiary institutions in providing students with opportunities to develop career readiness.

The Guardian: No jobs, no homes, no services: how inequality is crippling young people

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‘18% of Indigenous Australians aged 15 and over
reported a gross personal income of $1,000 or more per week’ (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020).

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020, 'Indigenous income and finance', AIHW, Canberra, viewed 20 August 2020, <https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-welfare/indigenous-income-and-finance>.

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According to The Australian newspaper's Noel Pearson and William Mitchell (2020), "Before the pandemic, the employment rate for indigenous Australians was 49 per cent while for other Australians it was 75 per cent'.

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Pearson, N & Mitchell, W 2020, 'Inequality and
poverty not just an indigenous problem', The Australian, 21 August, viewed 21 August 2020 <https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/
inequality-and-poverty-not-just-an-indigenous-problem/news-story/7c1b6f5513955bc057eb92538414cef2>.

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Prime Minister Morrison has stated that the results of the Closing the Gap initiative were not good enough, and that the disadvantage suffered by indigenous children was a national shame (BBC News 2020).

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BBC News 2020, ' Closing the gap: Australia's indigenous inequality not good enough', BBC News, 12 February, viewed 20 August 2020, <https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51469708>.