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1 in 10 long daycares don’t provide food – this means some kids might be going hungry

13 November 2026

Bonnie Searle, University of Queensland and Research Fellow at the Life Course Centre Some long daycare services provide children with breakfast, morning and afternoon tea and a hot lunch. But…

  • Children
  • Early Childhood
  • Food
  • In the media

  • Program 3: Opportunities

Food insecurity is on the rise in Australia. We need more effective responses

27 October 2026

Chandana Maitra, University of Sydney; David A. Fleming-Muñoz, La Trobe University; and Andrea Arratia-Solar, The University of Melbourne Food insecurity is a growing problem in Australia. As food costs rise…

  • Family
  • Food insecurity
  • In the media

  • Program 3: Opportunities

Family-Friendly isn’t Enough to Achieve Gender Equality

15 October 2026

This week’s articles are being sourced by the Life Course Centre (@lifecourseAust) to continue to the conversation on social and economic disadvantage as part of Anti-Poverty Week 2026 (@AntiPovertyWeek). Centre…

  • Gender equality
  • Parenting
  • In the media

  • Program 3: Opportunities

Five reasons why Victoria’s new proactive homelessness plan is worth trying

1 October 2026

Professor Cameron Parsell, The University of Queensland We should be pleased the Victorian government has committed to a plan that aims to reduce the extent of rough sleeping in the…

  • Homelessness
  • In the media

  • Program 3: Opportunities

The government might strip some asylum seekers of their work rights. Here’s why it shouldn’t

16 September 2026

Rennie Lee, The University of Queensland and Janeen Baxter, The University of Queensland Migration is never far from the headlines, but it’s particularly topical this week in the wake of…

  • Policy
  • Centre Achievements

  • Program 1: People

Centre researcher collects University award

15 September 2026

Centre Research Fellow Dr Cassandra Pattinson has received a prestigious University of Queensland Foundation Research Excellence Award (UQ FREA) to progress her research into promoting sleep health across communities.  The…

  • Award
  • Children
  • Centre Achievements

  • Program 1: People

Researchers awarded ARC Future Fellowships

9 September 2026

Three researchers from the Life Course Centre community have secured Australian Research Council (ARC) grants to address major national challenges and opportunities. The ARC announced more than $344 million in…
  • In the media

  • Program 2: Places

AI must be built with Indigenous Knowledges, not against them

8 July 2026

The same AI that can help revive endangered languages can also deepen historical injustice. The difference, research shows, comes down to whether Indigenous Knowledges are built in from the start….

  • AI
  • First Nations Research
  • Indigenous Knowledges
  • Centre Achievements

Life Course Centre stalwart honoured

15 June 2026

We are thrilled to congratulate Emeritus Professor Stephen Zubrick who has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours List. Emeritus Professor…
  • In the media

Podcast: Early exposure, lasting harm: how childhood shapes the risk of violence against women

24 April 2026

Early exposure causes lasting harm. It’s a finding that runs through a growing body of violence prevention research. This was the topic of a podcast by the ARC Centre of…

  • Domestic violence

Destination Life Course Centre: visiting academic Professor Pia Schober

17 March 2026

Research visit to the Life Course Centre’s University of Queensland node sparks new ideas, research questions and possible collaborations. Professor Pia Schober’s visit to Australia from the University of Tübingen…

  • Family
  • Gender
  • Policy
  • Featured Research

  • Program 1: People

Chief Investigator secures $5 million in NHMRC funding 

23 December 2025

Life Course Centre Chief Investigator Professor Abdullah Mamun, an NHMRC Leadership Fellow at The University of Queensland Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, and his team have been awarded a $5…

  • Health
  • Indigenous health

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