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New Research

State of world population 2009

01 December 2009How do population dynamics affect greenhouse gases and climate change?

How good is trust? Measuring trust and its role for the progress of societies

01 December 2009This paper investigates the notion and role of trust in modern societies as a first step towards the construction of indicators that could better inform our understanding of societal progress.

How expensive is the welfare state?

01 December 2009This paper presents information on trends and composition of social expenditure across the OECD, and accounts for the effects of the tax system and private social expenditure.

Children in the parliamentary chambers

01 December 2009The issue of allowing senators and members to take their children onto the floor of the parliamentary chambers cuts across a number of conflicting values.

Headspace evaluation report

30 November 2009This evaluation is a longitudinal, mixed methods research project, established to examine the achievements, limitations and future directions of headspace: the National Youth Mental Health Foundation program.

Indigenous home-ownership on communal title lands

30 November 2009This study investigates the applicability of home ownership to Indigenous people living on communal title lands.
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Creative Economy

Low carbon computing: a view to 2050 and beyond

30 November 2009This UK report explains that it is likely that data-intensive sectors such as tertiary education will find themselves facing even harsher carbon emission targets than other sectors.

A Foucauldian strategy for vocational education and training research

30 November 2009This paper reflects on a quandary encountered by researchers examining the history of competency-based education at a TAFE institution in South Australia.

Economics

Education

Health

International

Justice

Social Policy

Commentary

A miracle of politics and science

01 December 2009As the world talks about climate change, the Antarctic Treaty shows how politics and science can work together, writes Tom Griffiths in Inside Story

Rudd is unlikely to be trigger happy

01 December 2009Don't expect the government to rush to a double dissolution, says George Williams in the National Times

Niches, public space and "broadcasting"

30 November 2009Why have public broadcasters? On the grounds of equity, innovation and dealing with market failure, writes Margaret Simons in The Content Makers
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Audio

Authenticity and the ABC

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21 November 2009Six months into the job, the ABC’s director of news, Kate Torney, talks to Peter Clarke about where the national broadcaster is headed and what role social media will play.

The protection of human rights in Australia - a way forward

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27 November 2009In this lecture Ms Kostakidis discusses the themes that emerged from the 40,000 responses that were received during the consultation into the adequacy of the protection of human rights in Australia.

Environment

State of ageing in South Australia

30 November 2009This report provides a detailed snapshot of South Australia's older population and identifies implications and opportunities that will influence policy and service directions as the population ages.

Video

Charter for innovation, creativity and access to knowledge

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27 November 2009Citizens, artists and consumers are no longer powerless and isolated in the face of the content-providing industries: now individuals across many different spheres collaborate, participate and decide.

John Pilger attacks the Australian Government

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26 November 2009As conflicts rage around the globe, Pilger argues that in Australia we have largely remained silent on injustices in the Middle East, Iraq, and Afghanistan, Aboriginal communities and refugees.

Indigenous

Report on the Northern Territory Emergency Response redesign consultations

30 November 2009 From June to late August 2009, the Australian Government consulted with Indigenous people in the Northern Territory about future directions for the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER).

Conceptualising the prevention of sexual assault and the role of education

30 November 2009Over the last 30 years it has become clear that the prevention of sexual assault is a complex task that challenges policy makers, victim and perpetrator services, educators, researchers and the communities in which we live.

Websites

equity101

30 November 2009equity101 is a repository of social inclusion policies, programs and research in education as well as a forum for social inclusion discussion and debate, for education researchers, practitioners, teachers, senior managers and policy makers.

Compendium: Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe

27 November 2009This site provides quick facts and figures, cultural policy profiles and updates, key documents, profiles of the national experts, partner resources on 41 countries within Europe.

Creative Business Benchmarker

26 November 2009Creative Business Benchmarker is a unique business tool that allows you to compare your performance to similar firms in Queensland.

Politics

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Noticeboard

Australian Fabians young writers competition
24 November 2009

The Young Writers Competition is open to 18-28 year old Australians who have progressive and practical solutions to the big issues facing Australia today and can communicate that idea in a 700–1000 word opinion piece.

Arts-Activated Conference
24 November 2009

Registrations are now open for Accessible Arts’ Arts-Activated Conference at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney over 25-26 March 2010. A range of national and international speakers from the arts and disability sectors will come together to explore the themes of Arts – Access – Excellence through a series of workshops, panels and performances.

Antenna dangers shown through online tool
08 October 2009

Swinburne University, together with EM Software and Systems, has developed an online tool that will allow users to calculate exclusion zones around antennas where radiation levels exceed safety standard limits.

Books

Does History Matter? Making and debating citizenship, immigration and refugee policy in Australia and New Zealand

Does History Matter? Making and debating citizenship, immigration and refugee policy in Australia and New Zealand

  • Editors: Klaus Neumann and Gwenda Tavan
  • ANU E Press
Focussing on immigration and citizenship policy in Australia and New Zealand, the contributions to this volume explore how history and memory are implicated in policy making and political debate.
State of the eUnion: Government 2.0 and Onwards

State of the eUnion: Government 2.0 and Onwards

  • Edited by John Gøtze and Christian Bering Pedersen,
  • 21Gov.net
34 global thought-leaders in the field, including Don Tapscott, Tim O’Reilly and Lawrence Lessig, have contributed their views and ideas about the current state of eGovernment and what has come to be known as Government 2.0.

Policy Guides

Indigenous Art and the Law

The project provides a literature review and critically examines existing laws and investigates options for urgently-required developments in the area of arts law as it pertains to Indigenous people and culture.

18-11-09

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