Preschool enrolment rates decline in the eastern states as families pay double
15th February 2021
Many eastern state families are paying around double what families in other states and territories pay for preschool, our new report finds.
Landmark study reveals entrenched educational inequality
28th October 2020
Australia’s education system is failing up to one in three children and young people, according to the first major study to assess progress against our current national education goals.
Giving it a go: Working towards health & wellbeing
20th August 2020
Researchers are investigating barriers and supports for people with musculoskeletal conditions.
Self-care: game changer for everyone's health
24th July 2020
Australians have been urged to practise self-care and to ‘do our bit’ to protect ourselves and the community from the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper highlights the key self-care learnings from the pandemic.
Children living in employment stressed households double
7th June 2020
The number of Australian children considered at risk due to employment stress in the family has likely doubled to 1.4 million children this quarter, according to new Mitchell Institute modelling.
Poorest Australians seven times more likely to smoke
29th May 2020
Smoking rates in the poorest parts of the country are seven times that of Australia’s richest areas, with efforts to cut smoking rates in many poorer communities stagnating.
$5.5 million project to tackle disadvantage in Melbourne’s west
20th May 2020
Victoria University received a $5.5 million grant to fund a new community-based research program aimed at improving education opportunities and health of children and young people in lower socioeconomic communities.