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, health policy ... »
New Mitchell Institute modelling estimates new apprenticeships/traineeships will decline by 30% within two years. This equates to approximately 130,000 fewer new apprentices and trainees from the start of the pandemic to June 2023.
There is a clear pattern to these smoking rates, with the lowest rates of smoking in many of Australia’s wealthiest suburbs, and the highest rates of smoking in communities with high rates of relative socio-economic disadvantage.
This report analyses the funding trends of Australia's university sector over the past decade. It includes modelling of the projected impact on international student revenue of Australia's border being closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Such losses are not just a university problem. ABS data show for every $1 lost in university tuition fees, there is another $1.15 lost in the broader economy due to international student spending.