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. In 2008 alone, results from our study have been reported in 110 newspaper articles and used in 45 journal articles, 21 other publications, 38 conference papers and 24 working papers.



• The Courier Mail, 28 June 2009  Budget Help Is Available
• The Sunday Herald Sun, 28 June 2009  Life To The Max
• 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, 5 June 2009  Working Extra Hours Won't Drive Men To Divorce
• The West Australian, 5 June 2009  Marriage Happier Than Living In Sin
• The West Australian, 5 June 2009  Women At Height of WA Pride
• 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  Those With The Most Lose More In Slump
• The Australian, 16 April 2009  Wage Growth Averted House Price Collapse
• The Australian, 23 March 2009  Low-Paid Not More Likely To Be Jobless
• 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 Adelaide Advertiser, 29 September 2008  Mothers Call For 12 Months' Leave
• The Herald Sun, 29 September 2008  Crisis Could Hit New Mums
• The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 September 2008  Till Dusting Do Us Part
• The Age, 19 September 2008  A Bit Rich
• The West Australian, 16 September 2008  WA The Land Of Riches
• The Age, 15 September 2008  Half Of Nation's Elderly Live In Poverty
• The Australian, 15 September 2008  Dads Who Think They Share The Load Can't Add Up
• The Australian, 15 September 2008  Income Dropped, Say Most Earners
• The Australian Financial Review, 15 September 2008  Happiness Is Leaving An Unhappy Job
• The Weekend Australian, 16 August 2008  Nation's Change Of Heart
• 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 West Australian, 3 July 2008  Boom Makes State Residents Richest
• 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 West Australian, 21 May 2008  Families On $150,000 Are Not Rich, But . . .
• The Australian, 24 April 2008  Rich 'Get More Hospital Care'
• The Australian, 25 March 2008  Swan Vows To Protect Low-Income Earners
• The West Australian, 24 March 2008  'Brutopia' Debunked: Incomes Leap For Low Paid
• 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   Fertility And Division Of Household Labour
• 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 West Australian, 30 November 2006   Million-Plus Can't Escape 50-Hour Slog
• The West Australian, 16 October 2006   Women's Choices Set Gender Gap In Wages
• 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
• 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
• Sydney Morning Herald, 21 March 2005   HILDA Knows But Harry Doesn't
• The Age, 26 February 2005   The Solitary Confinement Of The Aussie Bloke
• Sydney Morning Herald, 26 February 2005   Blokes Warned: Get Married, Or Be Lonely When Your Mates Do
• Sydney Morning Herald, 10 January 2005   Women Live Longer If They Throw Away the Ring
• 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
• 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
• Sydney Morning Herald, 21 June 2004   Sorry, Money Still Doesn’t Buy Happiness
• Sydney 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
• 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
• 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
• 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