Heightened financial pressures and growing concerns over economic inequality are negatively impacting Australians’ sense of worth, social inclusion and justice. These are among the most significant factors weighing down Australian social cohesion in 2023.

Recent migrants to Australia are twice as likely as long-term residents to be underpaid. This report outlines three sets of reforms that could be used to eliminate this form of exploitation.

The Scanlon Foundation 'Mapping Social Cohesion' 2022 survey provides critical new information on how social cohesion is faring in Australia. This is the 16th survey in the series dating back to 2007, expanding what is now an unparalleled resource for understanding and tracking changes in the attitudes, perceptions and behaviours of Australians.

This report highlights how the current temporary skilled migration program in Australia is unpopular with the public, squanders many of the potential benefits of temporary skilled migration, and enables unscrupulous employers to exploit workers.

As home to people of more than 300 ancestries, Australia is a proud and highly successful multicultural nation. This inaugural and important report by the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute illustrates that the Australian community has kept strong and united through the unprecedented challenges of recent years, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic.