New Research

Regional cooperation towards green Asia: trade in low carbon goods and services

22 May 2012It is logical to argue that low carbon goods and services (LCGS) led growth is an imperative for the Asia Pacific countries, particularly for the emerging Asian economies, which are heavily dependent on imported energy and resources.

Grey areas: age barriers to work in Commonwealth laws

16 May 2012To encourage informed community participation, this issues paper forms a basis for consultation for the Age Barriers to Work Inquiry by the Australian Law Reform Commission.

Commonwealth Budget 2012

09 May 2012The Federal Budget of 2012-13 has managed a modest surplus of 1.5 billion dollars. For detailed breakdown of this year's budget this link includes all budget documents - including the budget speech, budgets papers, mid-year economic and fiscal outlook and ministerial statements.

Homelessness research conference 2012 papers

09 May 2012The report, conference papers and audio files from the April 2012 Homelessness Research Conference co-hosted by AHURI and RMIT University are available to download.

Reasons for homeostatic failure in subjective wellbeing

07 May 2012Focusing on the social impacts of water reform, this paper identifies the extent of wellbeing, vulnerability, resilience and adaptive capacity in the Murray Darling Basin.

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Economic policy

Regulation, economic instruments and sustainable energy

24 May 2012Exploring the roles of a range of policy instruments that might be introduced by governments to facilitate a transition to a low carbon economy, this paper focuses on the energy sector (as distinct from transportation or deforestation).

Housing supply bonds - a suitable instrument to channel investment towards affordable housing in Australia?

23 May 2012The aim of this study is to develop a special purpose financial instrument, identified in this report as Housing Supply Bonds, to finance the supply of affordable rental housing in Australia.

Cost and security of electricity generated by high altitude winds

22 May 2012This paper describes a new form of automated, tethered, quad-rotor craft, which can operate gyroplane-style, while simultaneously generating electricity.

Unemployment

Commentary

Decent sustainable work for all Australians in a global economy

21 May 2012The ACTU’s insecure work inquiry should be welcomed by all interested in our long term prosperity, writes Michael Horn of Brotherhood of St Laurence.

Federal budget 2012: expert reaction

09 May 2012Labor has made a $5 billion pitch to true-believers with a $1.5 billion surplus, writes a collective panel for the Conversation.

Letters from Europe: predictions of doom fail to pass

08 May 2012There is a history of things confidently predicted but which then failed to happen, writes David Saunders for the Drum.

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Topic Guides

Homelessness

  • Public Policy Institute - Australian Catholic University

12 December 2011Despite numerous reports, reviews and initiatives over many years, homelessness remains a policy issue in search of a solution.

Women and work in Australia

  • Mary Leahy
  • Australian Policy Online

28 November 2011Work is defined broadly as productive activity that requires time, energy and skill. It includes paid employment as well as unpaid care and domestic work.

Good practice in transnational education: A guide for New Zealand providers

  • Christopher Ziguras
  • Education New Zealand Trust

25 August 2007Providing an introduction to good practice in ‘offshore' education, this 2007 guide draws on the international codes of practice, case studies of large-scale successful overseas programs and reports of quality assurance bodies.

Audio

Life on 'Struggle Street'

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02 May 2012This discussion looks at the characteristics of Australians in households with both relatively low income and relatively low wealth.

Dr Rhonda Galbally, disability advocate

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30 April 2012Dr Rhonda Galbally is a key adviser to the federal government on the new National Disability Insurance Scheme. A scheme that, Galbally says, will radically improve the lives of the disabled and their families.

Industry

Video

'From little things, big things grow'

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11 August 2009Interview with Dick Estens, Chairman of the Aboriginal Employment Strategy.

Peter Singer on poverty

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27 April 2009Do we as relatively affluent human beings have a moral duty to give to those who have less than us ? A completely staggering 1.4 billion people around the world live in what's described as "extreme poverty", or with an income of less than US$1.25 a day.

Employment

As one: APS disability employment strategy

23 May 2012Despite good intentions and a succession of initiatives over several years, people with disability remain significantly under-represented in the Australian Public Service (APS) workforce.

Websites

Social exclusion monitor

09 September 2011 More than one million Australians experience deep social exclusion according to the social exclusion monitor, a new approach to measuring social exclusion in Australia. 

Census of Population and Housing

04 August 2011This is the official website for matters concerning the 9 August 2011 Census of Population and Housing in Australia.

Specialist Homelessness Services collection

04 July 2011Focusing on people's experiences of homelessness, a new collection to assist in measuring homelessness in Australia has been launched by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

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Books

Cultural technologies, mobile communication, and the iPhone

Cultural technologies, mobile communication, and the iPhone

  • Larissa Hjorth, Jean Burgess and Ingrid Richardson
  • Routledge
The iPhone represents an important moment in both the short history of mobile media and the long history of cultural technologies. Like the Walkman of the 1980s, it marks a juncture in which notions about identity, individualism, lifestyle and sociality require rearticulation.
Shadow Economies of Cinema

Shadow Economies of Cinema

  • Ramon Lobato
  • Palgrave Macmillan
Combining film industry analysis with cultural theory, Shadow Economies of Cinema opens up a new area of inquiry for cinema studies, putting industry research into dialogue with wider debates about economic informality and commodity circulation. 

Noticeboard

Topic Guides

Homelessness

  • Public Policy Institute - Australian Catholic University

12 December 2011Despite numerous reports, reviews and initiatives over many years, homelessness remains a policy issue in search of a solution.

Topics

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