Explore the hidden crisis facing young Australians—our newest paper, The Silent Epidemic, uncovers how digital lives, economic shifts, and changing communities are fueling a rise in loneliness. Drawing from Hon Dr. @ALeighMP’s research on declining community engagement and

What can Australia do about the fertility crisis? One option is to give women more choice about how to use their share of the billions that go to subsidising child care. Why could not women who want to stay at home looking after the children for a year or two receive an

"All humans need to grow up in a secure container, within which they can craft their lives. The social order consists of a stable family, a safe and coherent neighborhood, a vibrant congregational and civic life, a reliable body of laws, a set of shared values that neighbors can.

Reform of the pokies is long overdue. Why is the NSW government turning a blind eye to money laundering?.

Why the answer to loneliness is not a government minister. A minister for loneliness may just issue annual reports about the problem.

It is time for all decent people to take a stand. Kids immerse themselves in these games for hours upon end.

Loneliness is a major public health issue, especially for older men. Dr Steve Robson on what can be done.

Why is there such a housing shortage?

Data from the Australian Institute of Family Studies.

Data from the Australian Institute of Family Studies.

Australians’ problem with gambling is getting worse according to data from the HILDA survey.

Relationships Australia reports that men struggle to connect emotionally and socially, feeling more lonely and less likely to communicate openly about problems. How can we teach friendship to help men form deeper connections?.

RT @SandmanGrant: It's clear recent minor reforms are just tinkering, as poker machine losses in NSW continue to increase. When will Mr @Ch….

Data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children.

Over a 20 year period, the use of paid childcare for children between 1 and 2 years old has increased by 20% in Australia. This is according to HILDA data.

Relationships Australia:.

In 2023, the median age of men marrying for the first time was 31.4 years, and for women, it was 30.1 years, significantly higher than previous generations, per the Australian Institute of Family Studies.

More and more parents are using paid childcare in Australia according to data from the HILDA survey, with a dramatic increase in the last ten years.

Nearly one in five 15 year olds in Australia spend more time each week online playing video games or using social media than they spend at school.

"The internet’s biggest by-product is loneliness. Many of the traits that make us human—our compassion, our ability to devote sustained thought to a problem, our capacity to fall in love and to sacrifice for the people we love—are meaningless to the algorithms that rule us".

There has been a significant decline in the proportion of people under 40 marrying or forming stable de facto relationships in Australia over the last forty years. No wonder the fertility rate has been falling. L Qu, “Families Then and Now: Couple Relationships”, Australian