More Australian home owners are using housing equity withdrawal to unlock financial resources to fund living expenses, especially in retirement. Policy is needed to address potential adverse consequences of these strategies.

This report examines the gender composition of industry and occupational sectors and analyses recent trends. It explores the role of minimum wages in shaping gender pay differentials and provides quantitative analysis of the possible causes of observed differences in the earnings of Australian men and women and the extent of the ‘unexplained’ gender pay gap...