Tag: Inequality
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Union Urges End to Tax Breaks Turning Australian Housing into Wealth Hoarders’ Vehicle
Campaign to End Tax Breaks on Investment Property Gains A prominent Australian trade union is stepping into the ongoing housing affordability debate with a bold demand: scrap or overhaul the tax breaks that critics say turn housing into a vehicle for hoarding wealth. The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and allied unions argue that current…
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Union Urges End to Housing Tax Breaks That Fuel Wealth Hoarding in Australia
Overview: A call to end tax breaks that shape Australia’s housing market In a bold bid to address rising inequality and the way housing functions in the Australian economy, the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has urged sweeping reforms to the nation’s housing tax breaks. The union argues that certain concessions have effectively commodified property,…
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Union pushes to end tax breaks on housing: sees property as wealth hoard rather than home
Overview: a call to end housing tax breaks A major Australian trade union is pressing for sweeping reforms to housing tax policies, arguing that current breaks have transformed homes into vehicles for wealth accumulation. The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) is pushing to end or reform incentives that subsidize investment property ownership, saying they exacerbate…
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Low-density Suburbs Linked to Obesity and Inequality: New Research
Overview: What the study reveals A recent body of research highlights a troubling pattern: low-density suburbs are more closely tied to higher obesity rates and greater social inequality than denser, transit-focused urban areas. The findings suggest that where people live, how neighborhoods are designed, and how communities connect to essential services can materially shape health…
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Low-Density Suburbs: A Hidden Driver of Obesity and Inequality, New Research Finds
Overview: What the study reveals about low-density suburbs A new research wave is drawing attention to how the design of our neighborhoods might contribute to widening health and economic gaps. The study links low-density, car-oriented suburbs with higher obesity rates and more pronounced social inequality. Researchers argue that when residential areas sprawl with few sidewalks,…
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Low-density suburbs linked to obesity and inequality, research reveals
New findings spotlight how suburb design affects health A growing body of research is drawing a direct line between the low-density layouts of many modern suburbs and two persistent public health challenges: rising obesity and widening inequality. While individual choices matter, planners and health experts say the built environment can either facilitate healthy habits or…
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Doha World Summit Opens, Pledges Faster Social Progress
Doha World Summit Opens with a Call to Accelerate Social Progress The world’s attention has gathered in Doha as global leaders begin a pivotal World Summit aimed at accelerating social progress and tackling stubborn inequalities. Three decades after the landmark Copenhagen summit, officials acknowledge that the path to universal protections and opportunities remains uneven, and…
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Doha Summit Opens with Urgent Pledge to Accelerate Social Progress
Doha Opens with a Global Commitment to Accelerate Social Progress Leaders gathered in Doha, the Qatari capital, opened a pivotal World Summit with a chorus of urgency and resolve. Three decades after the landmark Copenhagen summit, policymakers acknowledged that the world still faces stark social gaps even as it confronts mounting climate shocks and persistent…
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Doha World Summit Opens with Pledge to Accelerate Social Progress
Doha Summit Opens with a Clear Commitment to Social Progress The World Summit opening in Doha signals a renewed global push to speed up social progress amid growing inequality and climate-related risks. Three decades after the landmark Copenhagen summit, world leaders gathered in the Qatari capital and laid out a shared agenda: accelerate efforts to…
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Urgent reforms needed as workers face widening inequality, ILO warns
ILO Report Sounds the Alarm on Widening Inequality A new assessment from the International Labour Organization (ILO) warns that without rapid and targeted reforms, workers worldwide will face growing economic and social inequality. The report emphasizes that the dignity and rights of workers must be at the center of economic policy and business strategy as…