Posts in Health and wellbeing

Children are feeling cost-of-living pressures too

For several years, Australians have been talking about cost-of-living pressures. We have debated inflation, interest rates, housing costs, groceries and energy bills. But much less attention has been paid to the people least responsible for these pressures, and the least able to change their circumstances: children.

children, Finance and economics, Health and wellbeingPower to Persuade14 July 2026Children, financial wellbeing, mental health, social inequalities

Australia needs a new approach to financial wellbeing

A landmark new research report launched last week, led by Honorary Professor Roslyn Russell, has found Australia needs a more coordinated and integrated national approach to financial wellbeing. The Good Shepherd Institute were fortunate to attend the launch and have already seen the report's insights inform our evaluation of a disaster recovery program submitted to the Queensland Government, demonstrating its immediate relevance to policy and practice. This post by co-author Dr Jozica Kutin highlights the need for systems to work together especially given the overlap with climate change, technology and health. This post was originally published by Ecstra Foundation, who funded the research, and is republished here with permission.

Finance and economics, Policy and governance, Health and wellbeingPower to Persuade26 June 2026Financial wellbeingtechnology, climate change, health, mental health, financial capability, financial education, National strategy

Cutting NDIS social community participation may save money - or might it risk creating bigger costs for other government agencies

21stC Policy and Rights, Health and wellbeing, Human RightsPower to Persuade30 April 2026NDIS

Do High-Consumption Lifestyles Violate Our Ethical Obligations to the Planet?

21stC Policy and Rights, Health and wellbeing, Finance and economicsPower to Persuade11 December 2025economy, environment

Supporting Armed Forces Families: Policy making through international knowledge exchange

Lived experience, Policy and governance, Health and wellbeing, Gender, Education, children, Creating using evidencePower to Persuade23 October 2025Family support, Policy making

Better Sleep Starts at Home

This year, Anti-Poverty Week 2025 (12-18 October) continues its campaign to raise awareness and understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty in Australia, and to encourage action to end it. Dr Shannon Edmed and Professor Simon Smith from The University of Queensland (@UQ_News) and the Life Course Centre (@lifecourseAust) have been examining how sleep can be an indicator and mechanism of disadvantage.

Creating using evidence, Health and wellbeingPower to Persuade14 October 2025health

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