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JOY Drive

14 Dec 2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Should Families Chip In for Christmas Lunch?

Finance, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Should Families Chip In for Christmas Lunch?

Christmas lunch comes with tradition, emotion and, often, a hefty price tag, raising questions about fairness, obligation and money within families. Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne unpacks why food and finances become such a pressure point at Christmas time.

Guest: Lauren Rosewarne, Associate Professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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