In the context of current federal election campaigns and projections about wealth transfer across generations, it's time to reintroduce death duties. Director of the Australian Institute for Business and Economics, Professor John Mangan writes for The Conversation.
Research published by two University of Queensland students has revealed that peer-to-peer lenders are more likely to accept lower financial returns if they know the project they are funding is socially and environmentally responsible.
Reintroducing inheritance taxes would be an efficient and equitable way to address housing affordability, according to University of Queensland researchers.
Assigning chores to children equally, giving them unsupervised freedom outdoors, and providing good career role models would help address workplace gender inequality, according to University of Queensland research.
ABC's RN Breakfast program discusses Dr Terry Fitzsimmons' latest research looking at how attitudes developed in childhood could be playing a role in keeping the gender pay gap open.
Madonna King writes for Fairfax media, discussing Dr Terry Fitzsimmon's latest research and the alarming statistics relating to the growing gender pay gap, starting with kids' pocket money.
ABC Radio National's PM program explored the proposed Federal Government's changes to flexibility around when new parents can take paid parental leave.
ABC Chief Economics Correspondent Emma Alberici writes about the latest statistics released by the Australian Gender Equality Council, and which have inspired its formation and launch this week.
