NATSEM at the University of Canberra has released a report [pdf] on trends in spatial socio-economic inequality from 2001 to 2006 [via Peter Martin]. As Martin suggests, it’s a useful corrective to claims lacking nuance that the Howard years saw a rising tide of prosperity lift all boats equally. There were definite winners in the household income stakes, as this graph demonstrates:
Larvatus Prodeo is an Australian group blog which discusses politics, sociology, culture, life, religion and science from a left of centre perspective. more»
Navigation
Recent posts
- The opposition unravels
- Dawdling in Poznan
- What will happen to Australian house prices?
- State of the Victorian Environment
- Economic and political disconnects (and the sociology of knowledge)
- Guest post by Glen Fuller: Gittins on student incomes
- Free the Shministin - Israeli conscientious objectors
- Potentially the biggest source of renewable energy in the world!?
- Speculative fiction and the nature of the current crisis
- What’s with Victoria Police?
Blogs We Like
- Poligoths
- Marrickvillia
- The View from Elsewhere
- Nexus 6
- Sorrow at Sills Bend
- Penguin Unearthed
- urban creature
- two peas, no pod
- Comic Mummy
- Vertigo
A random selection from our blogroll
Recent comments
David Rubie, dk.au
David Rubie, Liam, David Rubie, Liam, Paul Burns, Sans Blog [...]
jo, Helen, Paulus, terangeree, Darlene, Helen [...]
wizofaus, Jane, Paulus, dj, wizofaus, Desipis [...]
Jane, zorronsky, Adrien, David Rubie, Paul Burns, David Irving (no relation) [...]
jo, Nabakov, Adrien, Mark, Ambigulous, Adrien [...]
David Rubie, Don't let your son go down on me, I won't let your Mum go down on me, Don't let your son go down on me, Helen, Rubie, don't make your love go down [...]
dylwah, Desipis, Fine, Matt C, Alister, Chris (a different one) [...]
wizofaus, wilful, FDB, Don't let your son go down on me, Robert Merkel, wilful [...]
jo, Posey, GregM, Ambigulous, Ambigulous, Posey [...]
Katz, Adrien, j_p_z, Patrick B, Patrick B, Lloyd [...]
Brian, marks, Elizabeth Hart, Elizabeth Hart, Peterc, Peterc [...]