We imagine disadvantage as a well-defined hurdle that appears, is overcome, and is swiftly forgotten. In reality, it's more ...

In the near future, couples are given the option of engineering the DNA of their offspring for perfection or they can do nothing, and see what the luck of the genetic draw brings them. But, these ...

Belonging to more than one marginalized group can make building and maintaining social connections significantly harder, often in ways that go far beyond a simple sum of disadvantages. A new study ...

Research has established that people who live in communities with high rates of poverty, unemployment, and other forms of social disinvestment are more likely to suffer from poor mental, physical, and ...

Poor sleep, psychological distress, socioeconomic disadvantage and bad eating habits are strongly linked to greater risk of suicidal thoughts among adolescents, according to new research from the ...

The term “systemic racism” freezes social, political, and policy conversation. As soon as the words are uttered, contending parties retreat to their respective corners to engage in a mutual ...

Nicholas Biddle currently works for a university research centre that currently receives funding from a number of relevant Federal Government departments, including the Department of Education, ...

On weekdays, around 40 school-aged children from public housing estates in Fitzroy, Melbourne, attend a breakfast club organised by the Brotherhood of St Laurence. The room is always busy, as milk and ...