MEDIA contributions
Will Victoria get more budget this year? 🔗
774 ABC Melbourne, Interviewed by Virginia Trioli, 10 May 2023
Is it possible to ease cost of living without adding to inflation, as Chalmers claims? 🔗
Crikey, Interviewed by Anton Nilsson, 8 May 2023
Peter Dutton says the gender pay gap was 17.4% under Labor and fell to 13.8% under the Coalition. Is that correct? 🔗
RMIT ABC Fact Check, Interviewed by Ellen McCutchan, 27 April 2023
Women critical to future of Australia’s cyber security workforce 🔗
Tech Business Austech Media, News, Reported by 24 April 2023
Big day for the Reserve Bank 🔗
774 ABC Melbourne, Interviewed by Sammy J, 20 April 2023
How can employers better support working parents? 🔗
HRM Online, Interviewed by Natalie Reid, 23 March 2023
The Drum 🔗
Panellist, ABC TV, Hosted by Kathryn Robinson, 9 March 2023
A myth: Instagram comments reveal depressing International Woman’s Day reality 🔗
News.com.au, Interviewed by Alexis Carey, 9 March 2023
Unseen and undervalued: How much is ‘women’s work under-valued in the economy? 🔗
Author contribution, Committee on the Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), 8 March 2023
Loan buffer potential borrower trap 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by Matt Bamford, 27 February 2023
Deda to champion diversity in economics in new role 🔗
Westpac Wire, Interviewed by Emma Foster, 19 December 2022
Interest rates still increasing 🔗
774 ABC Melbourne, Interviewed by Sammy J, 6 Dec 2022
A promotion can help guarantee a pay rise, but what if the system advantages men over women? 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by David Taylor, 24 November 2022
Deutsche Bank forecasts Australia will enter recession in 2023, following an expected rise in unemployment 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by David Taylor, 14 November 2022
A new COVID wave looms, but cost-of-living pressures mean sick workers are still showing up for work 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by David Taylor, 6 November 2022
Australia’s first wellbeing budget 🔗
ABC Radio National, Interviewed by Hillary Harper, 26 October 2023
How Australia’s parental leave stacks up against the rest of the world 🔗
HRM Online, Interviewed by Natalie Reid, 21 October 2022
‘Use it or lose it’: Calls to force dads to take more parental leave 🔗
Australian Financial Review, Interviewed by Euan Black, 17 October 2022
Paid parental leave in Australia: It’s been a long time coming 🔗
Author contribution, LinkedIn, 17 October 2023
Changing childcare 🔗
ANU Policy Forum Podcast, Interviewed by Sharon Bessell and Arnagretta Hunter, 23 September 2022
These dads took extended parental leave – and their careers are fine 🔗
Australian Financial Review, Interviewed by Euan Black, 20 September 2022
The Drum 🔗
Panellist, ABC TV, Hosted by Kathryn Robinson, 15 September 2022
On gender equality in the workplace
RTR 92.1 FM Perth, Interviewed by Jeff Bullen, 15 September 2022
Futile: Backlash against problem at JB HiFi, Baby Bunting, Nick Scali, Reese
news.com, Interviewed by Sarah Sharples, 15 September 2022
Gender and the Jobs Summit
The Wire, Interviewed by Claudia Copeland, 5 September 2022
A seat at the table, at last
Australian Financial Review Weekend, Reported by Sally Patten, 3 September 2022
How the jobs summit shifted gender equality from the sidelines to the mainstream
The Conversation, Author contribution, 4 September 2022
Republished in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Op-Ed, 17 September 2022
Fix ‘economic insanity’ of women held back from work
Australian Financial Review, Reported by Julie Hare, 1 September 2022
Afternoon Briefing
ABC TV, Interviewed by Greg Jennet, 29 August 2022
Is education or immigration the answer to our skills shortage? We asked 50 economists
The Conversation, Reported by Peter Martin, 28 August 2022
Australia’s top economists on how to fix inflation
The Conversation and ABC Online, Reported by Peter Martin, 15 September 2022
How to increase productivity
ABC TV, The Drum, Interviewed by David Taylor, 4 August 2022
Staring down the barrel of another interest rate rise 🔗
774 ABC Melbourne, 2 August 2022
Women in construction say greater diversity will stamp out sexism and fix labour shortages
ABC Online, Interviewed by Rhiana Whitson, 21 July 2022
The Drum
ABC TV, Panellist, Hosted by Jeremy Fernandez, 22 June 2022
Are wages keeping up with inflation?
The Business, ABC TV, Interviewed by Kathryn Robinson, 15 June 2022
RBA governor warns inflation may reach 7 percent
Interviewed by Thomas Oriti, ABC NewsRadio, 15 June 2022
Casuals, contractors and gig workers set for ‘potentially massive’ changes under Labor, ABC News, Interviewed by Daniel Ziffer, 6 June 2022
Experts say Labor win is a win for gender equality
Pakenham-Berwick Gazette, Reported by Shelby Brooks, 30 May 2022
Reforms required to enable more equitable economic outcomes for working women, Aged Care News, Interviewed by Bianca Roberts, 25 May 2022
Youth unemployment remains a challenge
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by Jon Daly, 19 May 2022
Workers choosing flexibility for life, even as pandemic rules ease
The Canberra Times, Interviewed by Jasper Lindell, 18 May 2022
How the high cost of childcare holds back women and the economy
Australian Financial Review, Reported by Julie Hare, 17 May 2022
Scott Morrison’s last-ditch election policy would overwhelmingly favour men
Women’s Agenda, Cited by Angela Priestley, 15 May 2022
If governments were really concerned about tax and the cost of living they would cut the cost of childcare
The Conversation, Co-authored with Miranda Stewart and Angela Jackson, 13 May 2022
Opaque Budget Papers, but here’s the gender scrutiny
Broad Agenda, Co-authored with Helen Hodgson, Kathy Macdermott and Sally Moyle, 13 May 2022
The ‘significant’ issue that could define the federal election
Channel 7 News, Interviewed by Marion Rae, 10 May 2022
‘Watershed’ election on fair go for women
AAP, Interviewed by Marion Rae, 10 May 2022
How will renters like Cameron be impacted by interest rates rising?
ABC The Drum, Interviewed by David Taylor, 6 May 2022
Everyone a winner under Labor childcare overhaul: economists
Australian Financial Review, Interviewed by Julie Hare, 5 May 2022
‘Historically significant’: Victoria delivers first gender-responsive budget
Women’s Agenda, 4 May 2022
Unionised workers want higher wages
ABC PM, Interviewed by Jon Daly on PM, 2 May 2022
Underestimated: Why young women are shying away from economics
The Guardian, Interviewed by Rafqa Touma, 16 April 2022
Women drive staggering jobs growth
The Australian, Interviewed by Patrick Commins, 18 March 2022
Women cop the brunt of cost of living increases
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by Emily Bourke, 15 March 2022
Why we care about Carrie Bickmore’s Hit Network salary
news.com.au, Interviewed by Natalie Baker, 2 April 2022
Federal budget 2022: policy change could discourage men from taking parental leave, experts say
The Guardian, Reported by Paul Karp, 30 March 2022
Cost of living pressures targeted in budget
ABC The World Today Radio, Interviewed by Rachel Mealey, 30 March 2022
Where can your study in economics lead you?
SBS On the Money, Interviewed by Ricardo Gonçlaves, 29 March 2022
Where are all the female economists?
SBS On the Money Vodcast Interviewed by Ricardo Gonçlaves, 28 March 2022
The juggle is real: Parents want greater flexibility in return to office
Sydney Morning Herald/The Age, Interviewed by Chloe Booker, 26 March 2022
Women drive staggering jobs growth
The Australian, Interviewed by Patrick Commins, 18 March 2022
Women to cop brunt of increase in cost of living pressures
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by Emily Bourke, 15 March 2022
Five ways for women to get ahead in the workplace
Sydney Morning Herald, Interviewed by Jessica Irvine, 8 March 2022
Hybrid working has benefits, but also risks for gender inequality
Women Love Tech, Reported by Robyn Foster, 8 March 2022
Not much to celebrate as gender pay gap narrows slightly
Australian Financial Review, Interviewed by Tess Bennett, 24 February 2022
‘Joshonomics’: How gullible does the Treasurer think women are?
Women’s Agenda, Interviewed by Kristine Ziwica, 23 February 2022
When we open up, let’s open up big: Top economists say we need more migrants
The Conversation, Reported by Peter Martin, 20 February 2022
Australian women’s labor participation could stall post-pandemic
Bloomberg, Interviewed by Swati Pandey, 14 February 2022
Pay rises? ABC The Business, Interviewed by Kathryn Robinson, 8 February 2022
Living costs skyrocket, hitting the most vulnerable
ABC The World Today, Interviewed by Rachel Mealey, 1 February 2022
Declaring the economy ‘open’ isn’t enough to revive our economic fortunes
Op-Ed, Sydney Morning Herald / The Age, 17 January 2022
The Coalition is getting a lesson in what good economic management actually means
The Canberra Times, Interviewed by Jenna Price, 15 January 2022
Warnings half of Europe could soon be infected with Omicron
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by David Taylor, 12 January 2022
We devalue women’s work, and if we don’t face it we’ll never fix the gender pay gap
LifeHacker, Interviewed by Emma Ruben, 29 November 2021
The immigration effect
ABC News, Interviewed by Gareth Hutchens, 12 November 2021
Evidence business bosses traumatised by the pandemic are closing the doors on healthy businesses
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by David Taylor, 8 November 2021
With home ownership now out of reach for most younger Australians, what are their options?
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by David Taylor, 1 November 2021
Combating vaccine hesitancy
Think Business Futures Podcast, 2SER 107.3FM, 28 September 2021
Divided states tipped to roar back to economic life in time for Christmas
The Age / Sydney Morning Herald, Interviewed by Noel Towell, 21 September 2021
When figures don’t seem to make sense
Making Money Easy Podcast Interviewed by Gillian Bowen, 16 September 2021
Want an explainer on today’s unemployment numbers?
Channel 10 News, Interviewed by Gillian Bowen, 16 September 2021
Hundreds of Toll workers strike as pandemic cost cutting starts to bite
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by David Taylor, 27 August 2021
Unpacking Australia’s gender pay gap
Power to Persuade, Author’s contribution, 26 August 2021
Top economists in no rush to offer cash incentives for vaccines
The Conversation, Contribution to National Economic Panel, Reported by Peter Martin, 23 August 2021
Rising construction salaries push gender pay gap wider
Australian Financial Review, Interviewed by Tess Bennett, 19 August 2021
Fatigue weighs heavy as Victoria snaps back into lockdown
The Age, Interviewed by Noel Towell, 17 July 2021
Why US President Joe Biden’s progressive new family plan could put America ahead of Australia
ABC News, Interviewed by Emily Olson, 17 July 2021
When work becomes a masculinity contest
Author contribution, Power to Persuade Blog, 14 July 2021
COVID-19 payments – Who’s missing out?
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by David Sparkes, 4 June 2021
Economy now bigger than it was before the pandemic hit, but economists warn the recovery’s far from secure
ABC PM, Interviewed by David Taylor, 2 June 2021
Top economists think much further ahead than Morrison and Frydenberg
Sydney Morning Herald, Reported by Ross Gittins, 30 May 2021
Economic impact of lockdowns
774 ABC News Melbourne, Interviewed by David Taylor, 27 May 2021
Almost one in four women have considered leaving the workforce during COVID
ABC PM, Interviewed by Jane Lee, 25 May 2021
Thousands of businesses face new tax to fund mental health
The Age, Reported by Annika Smethurst, 20 May 2021
Billions for infrastructure in budget
ABC AM Radio, Reported by Melissa Clarke, 10 May 2021
A feminist budget?
ABC Sunday Extra, Interviewed by Julian Morrow, 9 May 2021
Applying a gender lens to the budget is not about pitting women against men
Author contribution to The Conversation, 7 May 2021
Three aged care workers on what it’s really like in the industry
ABC News, Interviewed by Rhiana Whitson, 7 May 2021
Invest in growth to tame budget: economists
Australian Financial Review, Reported by Ronald Mizen, 5 May 2021
Economists issue warning about Australia’s closed border policy
The Australian, Reported by Jade Gailberger, 4 May 2021
Concerns of missed opportunities in budget
7News / AAP Economics and Business, Reported by Colin Brinsden, 4 May 2021
Call for gender lens on Federal budget to boost the economic lives of women
ABC PM Radio, Reported by Emily Bourke, 4 May 2021
What can (and can’t) the budget do to improve economic outcomes for women
The Age / Sydney Morning Herald, Interviewed by Jessica Irvine, 2 May 2021
Time for the Coalition to put a gender lens back on the budget
The Age / Sydney Morning Herald, Interviewed by Jennifer Duke, 19 April 2021
Childcare overhaul and parental leave top the wish list for leading female economists
The Age / Sydney Morning Herald, Interviewed by Jennifer Duke, 17 April 2021
Wages still not budging despite record demand for workers
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by David Taylor, 6 April 2021
Budget ‘can’t be seen through gender lens’, says Jane Hume
The Australian, Interviewed by Patrick Commins, 31 March 2021
How the end of Jobkeeper will disproportionately affect women
Women’s Agenda, Cited by Jessie Tu, 30 March 2021
Gender inequality concerns rise as more men head back to the office
The Age, Interviewed by Chloe Booker, 29 March 2021
Protests signal a reckoning in Australia’s struggle with sexism
Bloomberg News, interviewed by Rebecca Jones, 15 March 2021
Why so many Rich Women are media-shy
Australian Financial Review, Interviewed by Michael Bailey, 11 March 2021
Corporates need to step up for women
The Australian, Interviewed by Richard Ferguson, 7 March 2021
Breaking Barriers: International Women’s Day, Southern FM Radio, Interviewed by Clinton Elliott, 6 March 2021
Women were let go in greater numbers during COVID, now they face being offered lower-paid roles to return to work
ABC News, Interviewed by David Taylor, 12 February 2021
COVID amplifying 1950s gender stereotypes and it’s hurting women’s job prospects: economists warn
ABC Radio National, Interviewed by David Taylor, 11 February 2021
‘Sexist’ or a ‘green shoot for women’?: Victoria’s pandemic-busting budget
The Age, Interviewed by Wendy Touhy, 29 November 2020
Victorian budget big spend to revive economy
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by Samantha Donovon, 24 November 2020
Higher confidence is not the key to women’s career advancement
Forbes Women, Interviewed by Julia Wuench, 12 November 2020
Victorian women losing badly in COVID employment crisis
The Age, Interviewed by Noel Towell, 31 October 2020
The place is packed’: Cautious optimism as city springs back to life
The Age, Interviewed by Noel Towell, 28 October 2020
The challenging story behind the official jobs numbers
ABC News, Interviewed by Rachel Pupazzoni, 15 October 2020
Workplaces should stop telling women to be more confident says academic
Radio Sputnik Edinburgh, Interviewed by Lynn Rusk 15 October 2020
That advice to women to ‘lean in’, be more confident… it doesn’t help, and data show it
The Conversation, Author contribution, 14 October 2020
The federal budget is often compared to a household budget. But it’s not that simple
ABC News, Interviewed by Emily Stewart, 3 October 2020
Keep minding the gaps. Plural.
BroadAgenda, Author contribution, 31 August 2020
Think shutdowns hurt the economy? You should see what pandemics do
The Age, Op-Ed, 8 August 2020
Economic impacts of COVID pandemic on women
ABC TV Afternoon Briefing, Interviewed by Patricia Karvelas, 4 August 2020
Uncertain times lead to uncertain futures
AAP, Interviewed by Katina Curtis, 30 July 2020
Analysing the mid-year economic outlook
ABC TV Afternoon Briefing, Interviewed by Patricia Karvelas, 23 July 2020
COVID-19: What’s the economic damage?
ABC Radio 774, Interviewed by Virginia Trioli, 23 July 2020
Gender equity and government responses to COVID-19
ABC Radio 1233 Newcastle, Interviewed by Paul Turton, 21 July 2020
An economist’s view: In a ‘she-cession’, we can’t rely on ‘he-covery’ policy fixes
Power to Persuade, Author contribution, 2 July 2020
COVID-19 impact on women
774 ABC Melbourne, Interview, 25 May 2020
Learning from Covid-19: Imagining a healthier and more just economy
Power to Persuade, Author contribution, 15 April 2020
Undervalued and unseen: Australia’s COVID-19 frontline workforce
Power to Persuade, Author contribution, 14 April 2020
Australia’s latest gender pay gap
Triple R Radio Melbourne, Interview, 5 March 2020 (interview starts at 2.46.31)
How gender equality stacks up in 2020 through our experts’ eyes
RMIT News, 4 March 2020
A leap forward for gender equality?
Broad Agenda, Author contribution, 27 February 2020
Men in Australia still earning $25k a year more than women, 50 years after equal pay ruling
SBS News, Interviewed by Stephanie Corsetti, 20 November 2019
Is flexibility the answer to juggling work and family pressure?
ABC Radio National, Interviewed by Hilary Harper, 29 October 2019
There’s no such thing as the gender pay gap
Author contribution to Broad Agenda, 28 August 2019
Myth-busting: The gender pay gap edition
Cited by Women’s Agenda, 28 August 2019
Nothing to show: How Australia’s gender pay gap is harming older women
The Guardian, Interviewed by Lisa Martin, 16 August 2019
Australia’s gender pay gap still 14%, with men earning $240 more a week than women
The Guardian, Interviewed by Lisa Martin and Andy Ball, 15 August 2019
It will take women in Australia an extra 59 days to earn as much as men did in the last year
SBS News, Interviewed by Maani Truu, 15 August 2019
Fact Check: Does Australia have one of the least generous paid parental leave schemes in the OECD?
RMIT-ABC Fact Check, 25 July 2019
Most popular university courses for women and men in Victoria
Herald Sun, Interviewed by Elissa Doherty, 9 July 2019
Aussie company offers six months paid parental leave
Channel Nine News, Interviewed by Stephanie Anderson, 23 May 2019
50 years after Australia’s historic ‘equal pay’ decision, the legacy of ‘women’s work’ remains
The Conversation, Author contribution, 19 June 2019
Federal Budget 2019: Women were the losers
Sydney Morning Herald, Op-Ed, 3 April 2019
Eight ways to boost gender equality
RMIT Media, 6 March 2019
Challenges for both sides of politics
Channel Nine News, Interviewed by AAP, 29 November 2018
Women Kind
Interviewed by author Catherine Fox, Murdoch Books, 2018
Do women have to do more than men to prove themselves in the workplace
World Economic Forum, 7 December 2018
Women over-investing in skills to compete in job market
2SER Sydney, Interviewed by Julia Carr-Catze, 22 November 2018
The gender qualification gap: women ‘over-invest’ in workplace capabilities
The Conversation, Author contribution, 20 November 2018
Women ‘over-invest’ in becoming job ready, and expect less once they’re employed
ABC News, 20 November 2018
Why women have to work harder to be promoted
CNN, 19 November 2018
Fact check: Has the gender pay gap shrunk under the Coalition Government’s policies?
RMIT-ABC Fact Check, 1 October 2018
Morrison uses question on diversity to attack unions
The Australian, 11 October 2018, Parliamentary transcript
Study of 8000 workers finds that gender differences in “achievement motivation” may explain part of the gender pay gap
Readers Digest, British Psychology Society, 2 September 2018
Rewarding competence – not confidence – offers a step towards equality
The Mandarin, 22 May 2018
Rewarding competence – not confidence – offers a step towards equality
Power to Persuade, The Women’s Policy Action Tank, 21 May 2018
Does confidence really advance women’s careers? New research says no
Women’s Agenda, 15 March 2018
10 things you need to know about women in Australia right now
Women’s Agenda, 8 March 2018
Greater confidence does not translate into career gains for women
Human Resources Director, 7 March 2018
Confidence doesn’t help women get ahead: Survey call
The Mandarin, 6 March 2018
Confidence works for men, not women
RNZ Radio New Zealand, Interviewed by Jesse Mulligan, 6 March 2018
Leaning in doesn’t pay
Reported by Jessica Irvine, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 March 2018