Targeted interventions can improve future of world’s most vulnerable
18th June 2020
Targeted spending on health & education for young people in the world’s poorest countries could yield significant social and economic benefits.
Law expert: reject plans for changes to anti-discrimination complaints process
15th June 2020
Proposed changes to the complaints systems in NSW anti-discrimination laws should be rejected since they are likely to limit access to justice.
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.
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.
New research shows the impact of online classroom on learning
28th April 2020
VU researchers are warning that Australian students will see a decline in learning as a result of moving to online schooling due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
University sector faces losing up to $19 billion due to COVID-19
17th April 2020
New modelling shows that the university sector faces losing between $10 billion and $19 billion over the next three years from lost international student revenue.
