Numbed as many are to the endless statistics about wealth inequality which circulate on progressive social media, the claim in the tweet pictured above still shocked me. I decided to check if it was true before sharing. It was. US$5000 a day times the 192481 days is $962,405,000 ($962M) which is $37,595,000 ($37M) short of a full billion. According to …

Finding: True A recent study relying on statistical analisys found strong evidence that higher minimum wages were linked to slower growth in suicide rates. The study used data from over 400 thousand suicides, from all 50 US states over the 10 years between 2006 and 2016. It found that while suicide rates had increased across the board, they had increased …

An annual report from an Australian Charity focussed on housing affordability is making alarming claims about housing insecurty in Australia, especially for those dependent on welfare. The Anglicare Rental Affordability Snapshot is taken annually, using real estate listings from a single weekend to give a picture of what the housing market looks like to the most vulnerable in society, including …

Sanders’ campaign is being very selective with the questions it asks voters. On Monday the Bernie Sanders campaign released data showing Bernie Sanders beating Trump handily in head to head polls in the key battleground states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio. This seems to be part of a strategy to bolster Sanders’ in his contest for the Democratic primary, where …

Last week Bill Shorten, the leader of the Australian Labor Party (which is currently in opposition) signalled the party’s intent to significantly raise the minimum wage. The media’s reaction was overall neutral, with a preliminary but systematic review finding as many negatively as positively slanted articles about the announcement. This stands in contrast to public opinion, which is overwhelmingly in …