According to a new poll, most Australians believe Australia's social equality is not as equal as it was a decade ago, and that the government should do more to address the problem.
Most Australians believe Australian society has become more unequal over the past decade, and the government should do more to address the problem, the Australian news agency reported.
The left-wing Think Tank Australian Institute (The Australia Institute) conducted a survey of 1449 people across Australia in August. The results show that 63 percent of Australians believe that Australian society has become more unequal over the past decade, with 32 percent saying Australian society has become "severely" unequal.
"inequality is a growing problem for all Australians," said O'Quist (Ben Oquist), director of the institute. Our research shows that rising inequality can lead to a slowdown in economic growth and exacerbate social differentiation. "
Another 79 percent said the government should do more to address inequality.
Barrett (Paul Barratt), a former senior Australian official and head of the Australian Business Council (Business Council of Australia), said people's productivity depended on the level of training, guidance and allocation they received.
"We need to reintroduce the concept of basic living wages," he said. Any enterprise that pays employees less than a basic living wage lacks a sustainable business model. To alleviate inequality, we must recognize the strengths of investors: education, vocational training, broader health care systems, public housing, and decent living for the unemployed. "
The Australian Institute and another independent Think Tank Australia21 made a series of recommendations on the findings, including drafting a human rights charter to ensure that people have access to adequate food, shelter, clothing, medical services and education.
The report also recommended the establishment of an assessment office, (Office of the Evaluator General), to monitor economic inequality in Australian society, and requested all Cabinet documents and legislation briefs to include a statement on the "impact of inequality."