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Ending the ‘postcode lottery’ in health is more than a technical fix – it means fundamentally reorganising our systems

In the face of multiple environmental and social crises, the long-term solution to achieving fairer and healthier societies on a liveable planet will not be a technical fix. It will be a fundamental change to the way communities work.

The Conversation

Scottish independence is a question of when, not if

Letters: Tom Tracey thinks an independent Scotland could tackle inequality, while Michael Martin says Scots should not fear independence. Plus letters from Matt Ritchie and Polly Purvis

The Guardian - UK

Inequality driving the climate crisis

Affluent thirst for resources is accelerating the climate crisis, researchers say

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Government accused of warm words but little action on racial inequality plan

Women and equalities minister Kemi Badenoch said ‘substantial progress’ had been made in the past year.

The Independent UK

Nearly half of actions in plan to tackle racial inequality completed – Badenoch

Last year’s Inclusive Britain strategy set out 74 steps to tackle unjust disparities, promote fairness build trust, and level up communities.

The Independent UK

‘A hard business’: UK’s illustrious ad industry tainted by burnout and inequality

Agencies are struggling to attract and retain creative talent, with low pay still a problem

The Guardian - UK

Racism in Britain is not a black and white issue. It’s far more complicated

A report on ethnic inequality reveals that that Irish, Jewish and Traveller people are among the most abused

The Guardian - UK

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Exclusive: Is Goldman Sachs preparing its own A.I. chatbot?

Goldman CIO Marco Argenti likens generative A.I. to the printing press, raises questions about A.I.'s impact on rising inequality in internal memo to bank's engineers

Fortune

'I'm fed up of private school parents being demonised - we're not all wealthy snobs'

A mum has begged people to stop lumping all private school parents into one category as she insisted they are 'ordinary people' - but not everyone agreed with her

Daily Mirror

Separating climate change and inequality won't work, says Biden's World Bank nominee

Ajay Banga, the next nominee to lead the World Bank, says it will take trillions of dollars of investment and global partnerships to meet the world's challenges.

WEKU

Cyclone Ilsa: how disasters, the housing crisis and underinsurance can conspire to worsen inequality

Most communities along the northwest coast of Western Australia appear to have dodged a bullet after Cyclone Ilsa made landfall overnight. While some structures, such as the Pardoo Roadhouse, were damaged, the destruction was less than we feared.

The Conversation

Myth of US individualism and inequality

“Often we think that if we are not happy, it’s our problem, and we just have to show more grit"

Salon

How racism and inequality affect even 'desirable' EU migrants in the UK

Everyone knows Italy, as soon as you come here they’ll be like, “Oh Italian, cool! I’ve been there,” so it’s a way of chatting, breaking ice […] but I don‘t know if it’s the same for other foreigners. Like my friend from Bulgaria, if she says, “I’m from Bulgaria,” people…

The Conversation

‘Income inequality’, ‘exclusive club’ and all the math on a strange English dailies campaign

Outnumbered in readership by the vernacular press, a section of the English print media has come up with a rather strange ad that seems to assert the stereotype of the English-speaking elite.

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Income inequality surges as richest group gets more than 90 per cent of the gains, Australia Institute finds

A new report suggests Australia is becoming more inequitable, with 93 per cent of pre-tax gains in the economy going to the top 10 per cent of earners.

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One million people in NSW living in poverty as inequality in Sydney deepens, research shows

New research based on census data indicates another 100,000 people in NSW have slipped into poverty since 2016 — and over half of them are aged over 65.

Capital & Main

Held Down by Our Bootstraps

Author Alissa Quart says the myth of American individualism is a poor excuse for inequality.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s richest captured 93% of economic growth between 2009 financial crisis and Covid, paper shows

Wealthiest 10% captured growth in company profits while most Australians watched their real wages shrink, Australia Institute finds

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Economic benefit going to rich ‘inequality on steroids’

A new report by the Australia Institute shows more than 90 per cent of economic benefits are going to the top 10 per cent of Australians.

The Conversation

'May cause serious side-effects': How medical school admissions can perpetuate inequality and reward privilege

Would-be physicians are often told that a winning medical school application requires stories about observing clinical care. Applicants’ quests to get clinical experiences — through, for example, physician shadowing, global health experiences or medical scribe work — can have harmful unintended consequences.

AAP

Economic benefit going to rich 'inequality on steroids'

A new report by the Australia Institute shows more than 90 per cent of economic benefits are going to the top 10 per cent of Australians.

The Conversation

Ditching a friend who is not like you can deepen social inequality

Since the 2016 presidential election, news accounts and scientific research have illustrated how defriending, a term originally associated with dropping Facebook friends, echoes in our broader, offline social lives. And what may seem like a simple decision to cut off a difficult relationship may actually deepen divisions in society.

The Independent UK

Research finds UK is far from a ‘racially just society’

The research found more than one in three people from minority backgrounds have experienced racially motivated physical or verbal abuse.

Bangkok Post

Social inequality 'hampers health'

Social inequality remains an obstacle in the provision of health care. As such, countries should not only focus on the financial aspect of universal health coverage but also empowering people, according to Jos Vandelaer, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Thailand.

The Guardian - UK

Britain ‘not close to being a racially just society’, finds two-year research project

Exclusive: More than a third of people from ethnic and religious minorities have experienced racially motivated assault, data shows

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