Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, UNSW, UNSW
Economist with experience in public, private, NGO and academic sectors in the UK, France, and Australia. He specialises in comparative social policy, demography, tax-benefit modelling (microsimulation), and policy development across the fields of poverty, labour market and pensions. Currently working in population ageing research.
Slower ageing, but slower economic growth: the Intergenerational Report in 7 charts
Aug 25, 2023 08:21 am UTC| Economy
The Australian government has just released the latest iteration of its Intergenerational Report, the sixth since the first was published in 2002. Each provides a snapshot of the sort of Australia in which future...
It's hard to make money in aged care, and that's part of the problem
Sep 18, 2018 12:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on Sunday, responding to concerns about the sector one day before an ABC Four Corners program which was to air them. Aged care...
Is Australia on track to have the oldest pension age in the developed world?
Feb 15, 2017 07:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Malcolm Turnbull is … increasing the pension age to 70 meaning that Australia will have oldest pension age in the developed world. Jenny Macklin, shadow minister for families and social services, press release,...
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