📱✨ Your Feed, Your Say, Your Future

Are you 14–18 and living in Australia (or know someone who is)? We want to hear what YOU think about the upcoming social media age-limit changes.

👉 Your voice matters — take the survey here: uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Life Course Centre research, which explored the variation in access to social services across Australian capital cities, was included in @aihw.bsky.social recently released biennial report on the welfare of Australians.

Find out more now - www.aihw.gov.au/reports/aust...

Our Life Course Centre Data for Policy workshop is underway in Canberra.

Over the two-day event, more than 80 participants from NGOs, government, research, and other stakeholder organisations will hear from leading speakers and explore practical case studies.

To mark last week's #AntiPovertyWeek (12–18 Oct) we contributed two articles to @powertopersuade.bsky.social to continue the conversation on reducing poverty & inequality in Australia:

Gender Inequality & Satisfaction with Marriage - bit.ly/4hjVngA

Better Sleep starts at home - bit.ly/470XySO

Better Sleep Starts at Home - research from Dr Shannon Edmed and Professor Simon Smith from UQ and @lifecoursecentre.bsky.social on sleep as an indicator and mechanism of disadvantage - Power to Persuade #antipovertyweek

www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/better-...

It’s #AntiPovertyWeek (12–18 Oct) — a reminder that we can all play a part in ending poverty in Australia. This year’s focus: End Child Poverty, Raise the Rate, & Everybody’s Home.
Find out how you can get involved & help make change: antipovertyweek.org.au

#EndPoverty #RaiseTheRate #EverybodysHome

📄We've had a busy few weeks with the publication of several new working papers. These papers offer a range of insights, & reflect the depth & diversity of our ongoing research. Check out our latest releases & all the papers in our Working Paper Series 👉 lifecoursecentre.org.au/research/wor...

🎉 Thrilled to share our Research Fellow Dr Stephanie Plage won a UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award! 🌟 Stefanie will now explore perceptions of social housing & the kinds of care & support systems needed to establish trust & build thriving & inclusive communities. 👏
Read more👉 bit.ly/46q9FHi

Our new Lancet Psychiatry Commision into physical health in mental health settings is out now!

We move the conversation from “do lifestyle programs work?” to “how do we make them part of core mental health care?”—w/ equity & real-world implementation central

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The current family tax benefits system is outdated & unfair for working families. New research from Dr Ana Gamarra Rondinel, Prof Guyonne Kalb & Prof Miranda Stewart shows that simplifying family payments would make life easier & boost productivity. Read now. theconversation.com/many-parents...

As we mark Homelessness Week, we're reminded that safe & affordable housing is important for addressing disadvantage. Our Sustaining Tenancies report explores the impact of Micah Projects' programs that help people at risk of losing their tenancy to stay housed.
📘 Read report - bit.ly/4ma49iO

What an incredible 2 days last week! Our International Life Course Conference brought together 200 delegates committed to investigating ways to address entrenched disadvantage. Thanks to everyone who travelled, contributed & engaged so generously. We look forward to continuing this work together.

Bold ideas to create an equal future

Brilliant closing panel of the @lifecoursecentre.bsky.social conference chaired by @alyssacmilton.bsky.social

Excellent conference and powerful session on housing precarity organized by @lifecoursecentre.bsky.social. Homelessness, gender inequalities, and homeownership dynamics. I am grateful for the insights and discussion!

Less than 2 days to go! We’ll soon welcome more than 200 delegates to Brisbane for the International Life Course Conference. Bringing together experts, researchers, government & community stakeholders to explore strategies for addressing entrenched disadvantage in Australia.

📣Thrilled to share 2 researchers in our Centre community have been awarded ARC funding! A/Prof Sally Staton received a Mid-Career Industry Fellowship & Dr @Rose-Marie Stambe was awarded an Early-Career Industry Fellowship. 👏Congrats on your work creating brighter futures for children & young people.

👋Hello!!! We’re excited to be joining @bsky.app! We’re an ARC Centre of Excellence & we'll be sharing our research, centre activities, & stories about our work investigating deep & persistent disadvantage in Australia. Follow if you want us in your feed. 👍
#FirstPost #BlueSky #LifeCourseCentre