Interested in most aspects of social policy in Australia & internationally (also certain literary genres and restricted musical choices); also history (art too) ANU, Canberra crawford.anu.edu.au/crawford_peopl…https://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3mkjbhzllrs2yIntergenerational equity is a major theme of this year's federal Budget. https://e61.in/rethinking-intergenerational-equity-in-australia/ But the simple story of young vs old hides something more complicated.This should be read by all policy makers & all of the public. https://e61.in/rethinking-intergenerational-equity-in-australia/But27 Apr 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjbhzllrs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3m7vjhq6tcc2bhttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/14/in-australias-cost-of-living-crisis-even-lawyers-are-forced-to-rely-on-food-banks?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other13 Dec 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7vjhq6tcc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3m4h4bfpjls22Very clear explanations: Aged care at home is changing. Here’s what you’ll pay for and how to plan https://theconversation.com/aged-care-at-home-is-changing-heres-what-youll-pay-for-and-how-to-plan-265675?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton via @ConversationEDU30 Oct 2025 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4h4bfpjls22https://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3m2zqwlaznk24Australia's fertility decline: Evidence and policy experience https://e61.in/how-financial-incentives-shape-fertility-in-australia/12 Oct 2025 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2zqwlaznk24https://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3m2zqg2iphc24The latest report from the ACOSS/UNSW Poverty and Inequality Partnership shows that 3.7m people are experiencing poverty. That number represents 1 in 7 people. Read the report at https://bit.ly/povertyoverview202512 Oct 2025 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2zqg2iphc24https://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3m26ayws5gc2tWhen a partner has a health shock, our study shows what happens to work, chores and fun https://theconversation.com/when-a-partner-has-a-health-shock-our-study-shows-what-happens-to-work-chores-and-fun-265065?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton02 Oct 2025 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3m26ayws5gc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3lzzj7ebygc2mMy review from 2024: ‘The social engineering of shame’: Rick Morton’s Mean Streak exposes the populism behind the unlawful Robodebt scheme https://theconversation.com/the-social-engineering-of-shame-rick-mortons-mean-streak-exposes-the-populism-behind-the-unlawful-robodebt-scheme-242594?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton30 Sep 2025 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzzj7ebygc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3lzkq422lvs2jThe more in favour of welfare you are, the more likely you are to support cycle lanes https://theconversation.com/the-more-in-favour-of-welfare-you-are-the-more-likely-you-are-to-support-cycle-lanes-264246?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton24 Sep 2025 05:42 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzkq422lvs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3lym7kjp3js2wThe ABS has released an Information Paper on why it did not release results from the 2023-24 Survey of Income and Housing https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/detailed-methodology-information/information-papers/survey-income-and-housing-2023-24-review-report12 Sep 2025 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lym7kjp3js2whttps://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3lylw2iiu7s2wRising health expenditures and population ageing prompted OECD governments to increase social security contributions in 2024, reflecting a broader trend towards increasing revenues to strengthen the long-term sustainability of social protection systems. https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/tax-policy-reforms-2025_de648d27-en.html11 Sep 2025 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lylw2iiu7s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3lyebqvyj3k2x1 in 8 households don’t have the money to buy enough food (in 2023) https://theconversation.com/1-in-8-households-dont-have-the-money-to-buy-enough-food-264685?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton08 Sep 2025 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyebqvyj3k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3ly34u7r54s2oWe can’t fix what we don’t track. That’s why Australia needs an official poverty measure https://theconversation.com/we-cant-fix-what-we-dont-track-thats-why-australia-needs-an-official-poverty-measure-263724?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton05 Sep 2025 07:22 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly34u7r54s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3lxzxnjtmxk2mhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/05/robodebt-class-action-settlement-biggest-in-australian-history-but-trauma-isnt-over?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other An overview of yesterday’s announcement04 Sep 2025 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzxnjtmxk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3lxnmbcywlk2shttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/31/the-australian-concept-of-a-fair-go-is-a-furphy-tax-education-and-care?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other30 Aug 2025 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxnmbcywlk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3lxgxrkssc227Australian Economic Review: Volume 58, Issue S1 Fifty Years Beyond the Henderson Inquiry: Rethinking Poverty Measurement for Australia (free) at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14678462/2025/58/S128 Aug 2025 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxgxrkssc227https://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3lu4mrzx3gk2vSocial Services cleared to pursue historical welfare debts https://www.themandarin.com.au/295770-dss-cleared-to-pursue-historical-welfare-debts/16 Jul 2025 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu4mrzx3gk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3ltvytt2csk2mSynergy to repay $2.29 million after overcharging Centrelink customers for power https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-14/synergy-overcharged-centrelink-customers-and-will-issue-refund/105528972?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web14 Jul 2025 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltvytt2csk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/peterwhiteford.bsky.social/post/3lsyegh7nfc2dJonathan Bradshaw at the symposium on his legacy in Social Policy in the 21st century #York2025 @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social02 Jul 2025 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:3bcwp4itdye476jv7f6tls4b/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsyegh7nfc2d