For older Australians who depend on the Age Pension for income, lockdowns drove many deeper into “energy poverty”.
Australians receiving unemployment payments are often negatively portrayed as a relatively small group of people with personal or behavioural problems that stop them from getting a job.
Young people are increasingly frightened by the spectre of natural hazards and disasters, but they see schools as failing to equip them with the skills they need for these events.
People living in socially disadvantaged areas and outside major cities are much more likely to die prematurely
More than 8 out of 10 self-employed Australians say their profits have taken a significant hit.