Federal Budget 2023-24
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Following the release of the 2023-24 Australian federal budget in May 2023, Faculty of Arts researcher Dr Remy Davison explained in Monash Lens how tax cuts and similar measures announced by the Federal Government were intended to provide cost of living relief and support for low income and vulnerable groups. Dr Davison maintained that housing and rental unaffordability remained “the great intergenerational challenge of our age”.
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Microfinance: Promising Future or Debt Trap for Women?
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PhD student Nedha De Silva and Dr Samanthi Gunawardana from the Faculty of Arts co-authored an article for 360.info explaining the severe impacts that microfinance lending industry had had on many women in post-war Sri Lanka and Cambodia, contributing to debt traps, violence, and economic insecurity. The authors challenged the effectiveness of microfinance as a poverty alleviation tool and suggested alternative community-based financial solutions.
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