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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.

New research shows the impact of online classroom on learning

28 April 2020

Victoria University 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

17 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.

Chronic illness link to COVID-19 hospitalisation

15 April 2020

The link between pre-existing chronic illness and COVID-19 hospitalisation and deaths highlights the importance of preventing and maintaining the health of individuals and Australia’s population.

Parents spend more on childcare than on private school

16 February 2020

Parents are spending more, on average, educating their children aged under five than those sending their children to private primary schools, a new report finds.

VET funding in every state drops to lowest level in more than a decade

20 December 2019

Australia risks failing to properly provide the high-quality training for the 45% of new jobs needing VET qualifications that will be created in the next five years.

Regional & wealthy areas more likely to be boozy

18 December 2019

Some of Australia’s wealthier and traditionally healthier areas along with regional areas have the highest risky drinking rates in the country.

Australia’s health off track

10 December 2019

The national report card on Australia’s health shows that we are not on track to meet our health targets, and foreshadows a rise in preventable chronic illness.

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