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Self-care: a game changer for everyone's health

24 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.

Increasing the childcare subsidy will help struggling families — & the economy

17 July 2020

As the Commonwealth's early childhood education relief package comes to an end, new analysis shows the financial hit to families could mean children miss out on support that's critical for their healthy development.

Humanities graduates earn more than those who study science and maths

19 June 2020

Following the Commonwealth's recently announced changes to funding rates for university courses, the Mitchell Institute's Peter Hurley analyses the employment outcomes of students studying different courses.

Number of Australia's vulnerable children is set to double as COVID-19 takes its toll

16 June 2020

Three quarters of a million Australian children are likely to be experiencing employment stress in the family as a result of COVID-19.

International students have transformed Australian cities

16 June 2020

International students are critical to Australia, contributing billions to our economy and enriching our social fabric. This paper highlights the impact of a collapse in international student numbers due to COVID-19.

Children living in employment stressed households double

7 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.

New modelling warns youth unemployment to skyrocket as apprenticeships disappear

29 May 2020

New modelling from the Mitchell Institute at Victoria University estimates 130,000 fewer new apprenticeships and traineeships will be offered as a result of the economic fallout from COVID-19.

Poorest Australians seven times more likely to smoke

29 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

20 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.

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