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What HILDA has to tell us about wealth and poverty

  • Written by: Helen Westerman, Business + Economy Editor, The Conversation

The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, which started in 2001, collects information on Australian households, focusing on economic and subjective well-being, labour market dynamics and family dynamics.

The infographic below charts the changes in wealth and poverty of Australian households over the 15-year history of...

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Stark divide between young and old as Australian household incomes and wealth stall

  • Written by: Roger Wilkins, Professorial Research Fellow and Deputy Director (Research), HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne
imageAustralia's wealth tends to be with older people.Image sourced from www.shutterstock.com

Poverty in Australia has declined, welfare reliance has stabilised and long-term poverty is becoming rare - but overall economic wellbeing is no longer improving, and households wealth has remained static, despite rising property prices, according to...

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Business Briefing: The hurdles, pitfalls and payoffs of investing in Indonesia

  • Written by: Jenni Henderson, Assistant Editor, Business and Economy, The Conversation
imageA typical street business in Jakarta, Indonesia.Michelle Robinson/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

As Indonesia’s middle class grows, so too does demand for services and products, such as education, health and processed food. Australia is well placed to supply these, however businesses must first tackle layers of regulation and bureaucracy.

There are signs...

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Blockchain really only does one thing well

  • Written by: Stephen Wilson, PhD Candidate, UNSW Australia
imageBlockchain doesn’t magically make entries on a distributed ledger trustworthy.Image sourced from shutterstock.com

No new technology since the dawn of the internet has captured the imagination like blockchain.

Designed to run unregulated electronic currency, the blockchain is promoted by many as having far broader potential in government,...

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