Families, social welfare services and the global financial crisis

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11 September 2009

The recent turmoil on the global financial stage has seen significant changes to the Australian economic outlook.

In November 2008, Access Economics released an issues paper commissioned by Anglicare Australia, Catholic Social Services Australia, The Salvation Army and UnitingCare Australia titled The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Social Services in Australia. This article by Elly Robinson from the Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse summarises the main points raised in this paper.

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