Kay Cook

1 month ago | croakey.org | Kay Cook |Adrienne Byrt |David Tennant |Melissa Sweet

Introduction by Croakey: As the World Meteorological Organization’s latest State of the Global Climate report makes clear, we need to get much better at preparing for and responding to flooding and other extreme weather events. This will require governments to work more respectfully and effectively with local communities, write Professor Kay Cook, Dr Adrienne Byrt and David Tennant, who report below on the aftermath of flooding in regional Victoria in 2022.

Oct 14, 2024 | dailybulletin.com.au | Kay Cook

Australia’s child support system can not only increase women’s poverty, but can actually facilitate financial abuse, according to our recent research. Child support is an important system that aims to share the financial burden of raising children between separated parents. But there are some serious problems with the way it operates, putting already vulnerable women further at risk.

Oct 10, 2024 | thetimes.com.au | Kay Cook

Australia’s child support system can not only increase women’s poverty, but can actually facilitate financial abuse, according to our recent research[1]. Child support[2] is an important system[3] that aims to share the financial burden of raising children between separated parents. But there are some serious problems with the way it operates, putting already vulnerable women further at risk.