The Latest Breaking News from Inequality

Inflation, followed by poverty and social inequality are the most pressing issues worrying people around the world right now. Canada has not been immune from the rising cost of living and is still fighting an inflation rate above the two per cent target preferred by the Bank of Canada.

Report calls for higher taxes for the super-rich as analysis reveals an Australian wealth tax could raise $29.1bn annually

Anti-poverty group Oxfam says companies making big profits as inflation surges should face windfall taxes to help cut global inequality

Experts have called for better public health messaging to help drive higher vaccination rates among ethnic minority communities

Though ending charitable status is safe ground for Labour, only structural change will bridge education inequality, says the Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The new project is aiming to bring communities and public organisations together

The Tories are considering measures which could allow employers to sue unions and sack workers if they did not provide a certain level of service.

Rising housing costs have dramatically widened the gap between rich and poor. If we want to address inequality, we will have to fix housing.

Compared to the rest of the world, income inequality is not particularly high in Australia, nor is it getting much worse – until you include housing.

Lockdowns have often been more relentless in rural areas, upending the education of millions and blocking social mobility

Gender inequality on corporate boards of directors is still an issue in Canada, despite diversity disclosure rules. Since 2014, business regulators in Canada have required companies to disclose the number of women on their boards in an effort to increase gender diversity.