Newspaper Articles

Not only has the Living in Australia study been noticed at the highest level of Government, but there has been growing acceptance of it as an accurate source of data about issues that are important to Australians. The HILDA study continues to generate a steady stream of academic papers and articles. During 2010 there were 51 journal articles, 19 other publications, 6 books / book chapters, 43 conference papers and 30 working papers.

• The Canberra Times, 26 December 2011 Child access
• The Adelaide Advertiser, 9 December 2011 Oldest and poorest hit by rising costs
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 December 2011 The bottom line is that there are a number of ways to measure it
• Smart Company, 6 December 2011 How wealth is weighing on us
• Australian Financial Review, 6 December 2011 Housing, shares hold back wealth
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 November 2011 'Cost effective' to axe rebate
• Smart Company, 17 November 2011 Working hours increase since GFC, as Westpac tips wage growth dip
• The Canberra Times, 17 November 2011 Canberrans highest paid for least amount of work
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 November 2011 Catholic men better paid, says new study
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 November 2011 Our lives are rolling on - and we can't get no satisfaction
• The Saturday Age, 12 November 2011 After 25, life's ode to joy wavers
• Business News, 27 September 2011 The new Aussie consumer
• The Courier Mail, 23 September 2011 Gen Y joins savers club
• Reserve Bank of Australia, 22 September 2011 Changing Patterns in Household Saving and Spending
• The Australian, 21 September 2011 Better schooling is not the road to a happy life
• Smart Company, 12 September 2011 The Big Picture: The spending/saving conundrum
• The Herald Sun, 2 September 2011 First babies lord it over their siblings, study shows
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 August 2011 Should penalty rates for weekend work be scrapped?
• Australian Financial Review, 9 August 2011 Take control of your census
• The Australian, 3 August 2011 Living longer, with more time to spend outliving retirment savings
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 July 2011 Happiness is anything but academic, study finds
• The Advertiser, 19 July 2011 Counting cost of returning to work
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 July 2011 Mothers pay in long run for maternity leave
• The Age, 18 July 2011 Women Pay Price For Baby Leave
• The Age, 15 July 2011 Job security key to wage gap
• The Australian, 30 June 2011 Pay not the key in gender fight
• The Herald Sun, 24 June 2011 Life lessons for our modern families
• Sydney Morning Herald, 24 June 2011 Childcare rebate put paid to staying home longer
• The Age, 24 June 2011 Numbers add up as mothers return to work sooner
• The Australian, 23 June 2011 Not Wild About $80,000 a Year, But 'Satisfied'
• The Australian, 17 June 2011 That's rich: we're better off than we think
• ABC Radio, PM with Mark Colvin, 9 June 2011 Bad job worse for you mental state than no job at all
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 June 2011 'Only tiny' carbon tax effect on mining jobs'
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 May 2011 A Pregnancy Power Shift - And Money Does The Talking
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 May 2011 Life's Lessons Found Packed In A Removalist's Box
• The Australian, 20 May 2011 Women are paid the sam as men for equal work
• The Herald Sun, 14 May 2011 Crying Poor? Sounds A Bit Rich
• The Australian, 12 May 2011 We're Not Rich, But Wealthier Than Most
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 April 2011 One Love, Two Hearths: Let's Not Get Together and We'll Feel Alright
• The Age, 11 April 2011 Happiness Is A Job Best Left Behind
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 April 2011 Grass Is Greener For Those Who Change Jobs
• The Age, 10 April 2011 Home All Alone: How Young Is Too Young?
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 March 2011 Bursting The Bubble Of House Price Phobias
• The Age, 21 March 2011 Grandmother's Day Every Week
• The Age, 19 February 2011 The Cost Of Living May Be Up, But Australians Are Saving More Again
• The Australian, 24 December 2010 Best Of Times Are The Worst For Some
• The Australian, 17 November 2010 Australia Multiculturalism 'World Leader
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 November 2010 Australia World Leader In Multiculturalism
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 October 2010 It's Open Season As Buyers Are Spoilt For Choice
• ABC Online, 5 October 2010 Happiness More Than Gene Deep
• Sunday Mail Brisbane, 19 September 2010 Men Slack Off With Fatherhood
• The Australian, 8 September 2010 Home Truths On Learning
• The Weekend Australian, 14 August 2010 What About The Workers?
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 August 2010 Childcare On The Table After Birth-Rate High
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 July 2010 For Sale: Happiness Comes With A $40,000 Price Tag
• The Weekend Australian, 31 July 2010 Whaddawewant? Less Work. But Not Now, We're Busy
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 July 2010 Shacking Up For The Future
• The Daily Telegraph, 14 July 2010 Household Shift Has Politicians Perplexed
• The Herald Sun, 30 June 2010 As Long As We're Together: Research Says Marriage Not The Secret To A Happy Relationship
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 June 2010 Shacking Up Is Hard To Do: Why Gillard May Be Leery Of The Lodge
• ABC Radio, Radio National - Life Matters, 22 June 2010 Smoking Trends
• The Australian, 22 June 2010 No Pay Equity In Mining Boom
• Financial Standard, 21 June 2010 Super Savings Run Out Well Before Retirement: Survey
• The Herald Sun, 19 June 2010 Back To Square Zero
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 June 2010 Put Those Golf Clubs Away - Retirement Is A Way Off Yet
• The Australian, 16 June 2010 School Skills Reflected In Wages
• The Herald Sun, 16 June 2010 Blokes Come Clean
• The Australian, 21 April 2010 Dealing With The Debt Spectre: Interest Rates
• National Times, 14 April 2010 Time To Tackle The Elephant In The Creche
• The Australian, 1 April 2010 Wages To Rise By 4pc: Employers
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 March 2010 Growth Is Good But Fattening
• The Age, 14 January 2010 Debt Won't 'Roon' Us
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 January 2010 Debt Won't 'Roon' Us
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 January 2010 Few Carers Abandon Paid Work, Says Study
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 July 2009 Housing Stress: It's Worse For Men
• The Age, 15 July 2009 Creep? Probably A Manager
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 July 2009 No Power Trips For The Nice Blokes
• The Age, 14 July 2009 Casual Work Upsetting Men's Mental Health
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 July 2009 Casual Status Causes Stress
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 July 2009 Women Who Earn A Lot More Also Do More - Housework
• The Age, 13 July 2009 Women Still Lose Out In Pay Madness
• The Age, 11 July 2009 Getting Lucky In Love Gets Harder After Heartbreak
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 July 2009 Dump The Toy Boy For A Lasting Union
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 July 2009 Divorced Men Better Off But Not Happier
• Calgarly Herald, 19 June 2009 Personality More Influence on Job Than Education: Study
• The Australian, 10 June 2009 Few Of Us Living Beyond Our Means
• The Australian, 9 June 2009 Bosses Are Bastards, Staff Are Unstable
• The Australian, 4 June 2009 The Daily Commute Keeps Getting Longer
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June 2009 Longer Lives Add to Pension Cost
• The Australian, 3 June 2009 Youth Allowance Gets Fair Go
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 May 2009 It Pays To Be Tall, But Weight Is No Earnings Barrier, Study Reveals
• The Australian, 20 April 2009 Australia In Good Shape To Face Slump
• The Australian, 17 April 2009 Rich Households Lose $400,000 Each
• The Australian, 16 April 2009 Wage Growth Averted House Price Collapse
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 March 2009 Divorced From Your Child's Reality
• The Australian, 21 January 2009 Generation Y Worry
• The Weekend Australian, 15 November 2008 The Other Side Of Forty
• The Age, 10 November 2008 Low Wage Earners Happy To Have Jobs
• The Weekend Australian, 8 November 2008 Eat, Drink, Be Merry
• The Australian, 5 November 2008 Academic Divide Linked To Divorce
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 October 2008 Others Gain Enough To Make You Cry Poor
• The Weekend Australian, 18 October 2008 Leaving Lessons
• The Herald Sun, 29 September 2008 Crisis Could Hit New Mums
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 September 2008 Till Dusting Do Us Part: The Mother Of All Chore Wars
• The Age, 19 September 2008 A Bit Rich
• The Age, 15 September 2008 Half Of Nation's Elderly Live In Poverty
• The Australian, 15 September 2008 Income Dropped, Say Most Earners
• The Australian Financial Review, 15 September 2008 Happiness Is Leaving An Unhappy Job
• The Australian, 11 July 2008 Young Stepmums Struggle To Adjust
• The Age, 3 July 2008 Household Wealth Leaps For Most Australians
• The Australian, 3 July 2008 Kids "Don't Strip Parents' Wealth"
• The Sydney Morning Herald,16 June 2008 Vows First, For A Better Life Together
• The Age, 21 May 2008 Old Whine, New Bottles
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 May 2008 Pseudo Battlers Should Get A Grip
• The Australian, 24 April 2008 Rich 'Get More Hospital Care'
• The Australian, 25 March 2008 Swan Vows To Protect Low-Income Earners
• The Australian, 12 January 2008 Extra Years At School Pay Dividends
• The Australian, 27 November 2007 Less Stress Despite Rate Hikes
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 November 2007 Smokers Go For Broke While Quitters Save
• The Australian, 26 October 2007 Pressure To Work Long Hours Eases
• The Age, 20 October 2007 Average Family 'Doing Very Well'
• The Australian, 9 October 2007 Expert Slams AWAs Report
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 September 2007 Time For Women To Take A Leap Into Building Super
• Courier Mail, 18 August 2007 The Perfect Boss Is Yourself
• The Australian, 18 August 2007 The Other Woman
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 July 2007 Rate Rise Shouldn't Bring The House Down
• The Herald Sun, 23 July 2007 Stop Putting Down The Dads
• The Australian, 20 July 2007 Part-time No Penalty For Mums
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 July 2007 The Boomers' Future: Who Cares?
• The Age, 17 July 2007 Loss Of Partner Doubles Housing Cost Burden
• The Weekend Australian, 14 July 2007 Mortgage Belt Not Strangled By Debt
• The Age, 10 July 2007 Doing It Together Boosts Fertility
• The Australian, 10 July 2007 The Grey Divide
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 July 2007 Not Using All The Workforce's Talents A Waste Of Resources
• The Weekend Australian Financial Review, 23-24 June 2007 Bring It On - We're Not Such Fragile Blossoms After All
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 April 2007 Working Poor Total Almost A Million
• The Australian, 13 March 2007 The World Of Long Working Hours
• The Australian, 10 March 2007 Why Working On Family Matters
• The Age, 1 February 2007 Retiring Tough On Divorced Boomers
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 April 2006 Men Aren't Broody Enough To Lift Birth Rate
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 April 2006 Money Can Buy Happiness
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 April 2006 Stressful, But Difficulties Get Smaller As Children Get Bigger
• On Line Opinion, 8 March 2006 Only Rich People Want To Lower The Top Tax Rate
• The Age, 29 September 2005 Bans Hit Home For Older Smokers
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 September 2005 Bad News For New Mothers: Your Pay Packet's Looking A Little Light On
• The Age, 25 August 2005 Lift That Bar, Tote That Bale
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 August 2005 Tax Cut Jackpot For Hard Workers
• The Age, 17 June 2005 Uni Degree And Age Key To Wealth
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 June 2005 Income And Education Point To Wealth
• The Age, 5 May 2005 Little Joy For Commuters
• University of Melbourne Media Release (reported in Portland Observer, 18 April 2005) Snapshot Of Australian Households Unearths Changes In How We Live
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 March 2005 HILDA Knows But Harry Doesn't
• The Age, 26 February 2005 The Solitary Confinement Of The Aussie Bloke
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 February 2005 Blokes Warned: Get Married, Or Be Lonely When Your Mates Do
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 January 2005 Women Live Longer If They Throw Away the Ring
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 December 2004 Debt's High But Look Where It Is
• The Age, 1 December 2004 Exploding The Living-Beyond-Our-Means Myth
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 September 2004 Sole Parent Health Woes Hamper Job Search
• The Age, 11 July 2004 A Good Time To Be Aged 35 To 54
• TheSydney Morning Herald, 21 June 2004 Sorry, Money Still Doesn't Buy Happiness
• TheSydney Morning Herald, 16 June 2004 Money Can Buy Happiness
• The Sun Herald, 23 May 2004 Dramatic Rise in Single Parents
• The Age, 23 May 2004 More Children Live Divided Life
• All Homes Local News, May 2004 More Than One In 10 Invest In Housing
• ABC Radio - The World Today, 23 April 2004 New Research Finds Skewed Distribution Of Wealth In Australia
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 April 2004 House Prices Widening Wealth Gap
• The Age, 16 April 2004 Rich Still Getting Richer
• ABC Radio AM, 5 April 2004 Charity Warns Of Emergence Of Permanent Underclass
• The Age, 3 April 2004 Happiness Is A Long, Hard Week
• AMP-NATSEM Income and Wealth Report Issue 7, March 2004 The Lump Sum - Here Today Gone Tomorrow
• News Bulletin Archive, 20 February 2004 Survey Of Our Household Habits
• The Sun Herald, 15 February 2004 Middle-Aged Grab Biggest Share Of Wealth
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 February 2004 Shifting Is A Nightmare, But It's Part Of The Australian Dream
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 February 2004 Pack It And Stack It - We're A Nation Of Money-Making Movers
• The Sunday Age, 14 February 2004 Many Rich On Snakes, Not Just Ladders
• The Age, 20 November 2003 When Dads Do Time
• The Sunday Age, 16 November 2003 Hey, Isn't It My Turn
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 November 2003 Baby's Home But Not Daddy
• Pursuing Opportunity and Prosperity Conference, University of Melbourne, 14 November 2003 Speech by Pru Goward, Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 July 2003 The Labour Of Love That Makes Divorce Harder Work For Fathers
• The Age, 29 July 2003 Goward Joins 'Blame Dad' Brigade On Custody
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 May 2003 Battles In The War Between Work And Family
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 April 2003 Baby It's Time
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 April 2003 No Shame In Choosing Dough Over The Regular Joe
• Radio National, 12 March 2003 Stressed Out Debate
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 March 2003 What Career Women Want - Babies
• The Age, 12 March 2003 Wealthy Women Want Children
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 March 2003 Slaves To The Clock And Unhappy - That's A Bit Rich
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 February 2003 Myths And Misconceptions
• The Age, 9 November 2002 Don't Call Me Daddy
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 October 2002 Year 12 Is Still The Best Way To Get A Foot On The Career Ladder
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 October 2002 Men Are Giving The Father Factor A Miss