Robodebt describes the automated process of matching the Australian Taxation Office's
income data with social welfare recipients' reports of income to Centrelink. Discrepancies …

Abstract When Australia established its National Electricity Market (NEM) during the 1990s,
reforms were focused on maximising economic efficiency. Little thought was given to …

The concept of food security is often anchored in popular understandings of the challenge to
produce and supply enough food. However, decades of policies for intensive agriculture …

'This important and illuminating book provides a powerful and harrowing depiction of the
inadequacies of the Australian welfare system. Its findings challenge the foundations and …

Recent changes to Australia's welfare system have affected low-income single parent
families, with many moved on to an employment seeker's payment (a reduced payment) …

The past two decades have witnessed the application of new forms of conditionality to
Australian social security policy. This paper argues that a distinctive feature has been the …

In Australia, like many high-income countries, food insecurity is associated with increased
risks of chronic diseases, sub-optimal development outcomes in children, and mental health …

Inadequate social protection, stagnant wages, unemployment, and homelessness are
associated with Australian household food insecurity. Little is known about the recipients of …

The Ukraine war has increased coal and gas prices during 2022. Consequently, spot prices
in Australia's National Electricity Market rose from 75to 225/MWh, year‐on‐year …

In the life cycle model of consumption and saving, homeownership is an important vehicle
for horizontal redistribution. Households accumulate wealth in owner-occupied housing …