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The impact of drought on mental health and alcohol use

Around twelve percent of people who were currently in an area affected by drought have mental health problems compared to seven percent in areas which haven’t been hit by drought in the last three years according to this paper

Stronger families in Australia study: the impact of communities for children

This report presents the results of the evaluation of the short-run impacts of the Communities for Children (CfC) initiative on child, family and community outcomes

Social inclusion: origins, concepts and key themes

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the origins of the concepts of social inclusion
and exclusion and of key themes and emerging debates about social inclusion in Australia and
selected overseas countries

Caring for families caring for a person with a disability

This article is a summary of a 2008 report of a study which examined the many emotional, physical, relational and economic costs associated with caring

Home-to-school transitions for financially disadvantaged children

This report focuses on children's readiness for school, considering the role of families, schools and communities as facilitators and inhibitors

Social inclusion - origins, concepts and key themes

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the origins of the concepts of social inclusion and exclusion and of key themes and emerging debates about social inclusion in Australia and selected overseas countries

The nature and impact of caring for family members with a disability in Australia

This report examines the effect of caring on family and social relationships, documents the social, emotional, physical and financial impact on families of caring for a person with a disability, and examines the effect of caring on labour force status

The nature and impact of caring for family members with a disability in Australia

Despite the large number of carers in Australia and the likely increase in their numbers, relatively little is known about the impact upon families of providing care

Disruption of parental relationships, current family circumstances and children's psychological adjustment

Using data from the Children and Family Life study, Sarah Wise and Ben Edwards compare 921 children aged 5-13 years living with either a separated parent in a single-parent family, a separated parent in a step/blended family, or both natural parents, on a measure of psychological adjustment

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Rethinking the Rules Governing Australia
16 March 2010

Australian citizens are being asked to provide input into a nation-wide
discussion about how to improve the rules governing our country.

Rethink Australia spokesperson Rodger Hills, says the time has come to
review the way Australia is run. “As citizens, we have a responsibility to
plan for a brighter future and a more enlightened democratic process than
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Secrecy law reforms strike a blow to old culture of government secrecy
12 March 2010

The Australian Law Reform Commission report into Commonwealth secrecy laws, Secrecy Laws and Open Government in Australia (ALRC Report 112) is the result of a 15 -month inquiry which identified 506 secrecy provisions in 176 pieces of Commonwealth legislation, including 358 criminal secrecy offences.

WANTED: Communications Projects (Melbourne)
16 February 2010

RMIT University in Melbourne runs a degree program where groups of
communication research‐trained students work on a communication research
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