Taking stock: Wellbeing and political attitudes in Australia at the start of the post-COVID era, January 2023
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2023
The aim of this paper is to use data collected during January 2023 and Australia’s recent history to take stock of Australia’s wellbeing, as well as its attitudes towards key political and social institutions as Australia enters a post-COVID world. The data was collected by the ANU Centre for…
Views of Australians towards science and AI
Author/editor: Biddle, N
Year published: 2023
This paper uses data collected as part of the ANUpoll series of surveys, collected in April 2023 with information on almost four-and-a-half thousand Australian adults. The paper describes Australians’ interests in science; their knowledge about science; support for and concerns about science; and…
A Fairer Tax and Welfare System for Australia
Author/editor: Phillips, B & Webster, R.
Year published: 2022
This research paper was commissioned by the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia Inc. as an initiative to help address the growing gap between ‘the haves’ and ‘the have nots’ in Australia. The paper proposes three simple policy proposals designed to improve the financial…
A tale of three Januarys. Political and policy attitudes during the bushfire and pandemic periods
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Gray, M & Sollis, K
Year published: 2022
In this paper we present data from a set of representative surveys of the Australian population (the ANUpoll series of surveys) to examine the changes in political and policy attitudes over three Januarys – January 2020 at the height of the Black Summer bushfire crisis, January 2021 as Australia…
ANU Regional Living Cost Index
Author/editor: Phillips, B & Joseph, C
Year published: 2022
The ANU Regional Living Cost Index (LCI) calculates an index for living cost changes for each region of Australia (SA3) belonging to capital cities and major cities surrounding those capitals. We estimate an LCI for just over 200 SA3 regions in Australia on a quarterly basis between December 2009…
Australians’ views on gender equity and the political parties
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2022
There has been a vigorous public debate in Australia about issues related to gender including the unacceptably high rates of violence and sexual harassment experienced by women, under-representation of women in senior positions, and continuing economic disparities. These issues have been a focus of…
Bail and Parole App Scoping Project: Final Report
Author/editor: Taylor, H, Bartels, L
Year published: 2022
This project scoped whether application software for a mobile or similar device (an app) that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on bail or parole is regarded as appropriate, useful and beneficial within the ACT Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities involved with…