This summary report describes how key forces, including technology, health and climate change, are reshaping financial wellbeing. It explores the concepts of financial literacy and the evidence on what effective financial education looks like. The report points to the need for a national financial wellbeing strategy: a coordinated, integrated response across policy, regulation, education and...

This report describes how key forces, including technology, health and climate change, are reshaping financial wellbeing. It explores the concepts of financial literacy and the evidence on what effective financial education looks like. The report points to the need for a national financial wellbeing strategy: a coordinated, integrated response across policy, regulation, education and practice.

Australia’s cost of living crisis continues to be a significant issue. It is not just of economic concern, it is a major social determinant of health, having profound negative impacts on the protective factors for mental health and wellbeing. Young Australians are particularly vulnerable. This policy brief outlines four policy recommendations to address the crisis.

This report reveals the result of a national biennial survey of older Australians. The report reveals that while many older Australians report feeling more positive about their own lives, the data reveals a starkly uneven reality. It finds the stereotype of older Australians as uniformly wealthy is wrong, fuelling ageism that hurts people of all...

The barometer is a survey of more than 520 young Australians aged 18–24 about their experiences with the economy, work, education, health and wellbeing, relationships and participation in civic life. Themes included the impact of technology, feelings of belonging and exclusion, financial security and the need for governments to offer more support.