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New Research

The political economy of intergenerational income mobility

17 March 2010International comparisons of intergenerational mobility must take into account differences in politico-economic institutions, according to this study.

Economic, civic and social contributions of refugees and humanitarian entrants: a literature review

17 March 2010This report highlights the entrepreneurial spirit and a strong commitment to education and volunteerism brought to Australia by the 740,000 refugee and humanitarian migrants settled since Federation.

Refugee resettlement, family separation and Australia's humanitarian program

17 March 2010This qualitative study interviewed refugees in Melbourne and explored how they perceived family, the impact of separation and the impact of the Australian government’s policy regarding family reunion on refugees living in Australia.

Dwelling, land and neighbourhood use by older home owners: Final report

15 March 2010This study considers the social and economic implications for the housing needs of older people, the efficiency of housing stock use and the suitability of housing land and neighbourhood design for the needs of an ageing society.

Beyond corporate responsibility: the 'spiritual turn' and the rise of conscious business

15 March 2010This paper asks whether the Corporate Responsibility movement can transform business practices enough to assist society address key human and environmental sustainability challenges.

The future of outstations/homelands

15 March 2010This report records the broad commentary from a workshop about Aboriginal homelands or outstations held at the ANU in October 2009.

Community

Mass localism: A way to help small communities solve big social challenges

17 March 2010  Localism presents a dilemma. Government has traditionally found it difficult to support genuine local solutions while achieving national impact and scale. This UK report offers a solution

The open book of social innovation

17 March 2010This volume describes the hundreds of methods and tools for innovation being used across the world, as a first step to developing a knowledge base.

Welfare

The Brotherhood's social barometer: living the second fifty years

09 March 2010The fourth Social Barometer examines the extent of disadvantage among older Australians through indicators of people’s capabilities covering eight key dimensions of life, including employment, income, health, housing, safety and social participation.

Demography as destiny: Schooling, work and Aboriginal population change at Wadeye

05 March 2010Recent Commonwealth Treasury intergenerational reports have failed to consider the very different challenges that arise for the Indigenous population as a consequence of demographic ageing.

A national quality framework to support quality services for people experiencing homelessness

01 March 2010This discussion paper is part of consultations to develop a national quality framework (NQF) that will maximise the outcomes and life opportunities for those experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Commentary

Mind the gap?

02 March 2010Should we care about the earnings gap between city professionals and the men and women who clean their offices, or is it enough to know that both groups are steadily getting richer, asks Andrew Leigh

Silence

27 February 2010In this essay, first published in The Age, Maria Turmarkin explores what being silent or saying something actually means.

Charter of rights as urgent as ever

23 February 2010A human rights act should remain a priority for the federal government, argues Susan Ryan

Audio

Liberalism and Australian foreign policy

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15 March 2010From the Vietnam War to the Afghanistan War, from international law to the treatment of refugees, Mr Fraser discusses the meaning of liberalism in the global context.

Three areas of human rights

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05 March 2010Disability and Race Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, looks at three areas of human rights in which the involvement of the Australian Human Rights Commission has played a part in changing the human rights landscape

Immigration & refugees

Stronger, simpler, smarter ESOS: supporting international students

Stronger, simpler, smarter ESOS: supporting international students

09 March 2010This final report of the Baird review of the legislation that governs international education in Australia makes a series of recommendations for reform.

Video

Bess Nungarrayi Price on the NT Intervention

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15 February 2010Bess Nungarrayi Price, a Walpiri woman from Yuendemu in the N.T. discusses the issues facing her community and explains why she thinks policies such as enforced income management are needed and welcome.

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.

Families & households

The added worker effect and the discouraged worker effect for married women in Australia

17 March 2010This paper investigates both the added worker effect (the labour supply responses of women to their partners’ job losses) and the discouraged worker effect (workers withdrawing from the labour market because of failed searches) for married women in Australia, with the emphasis on the former.

The impact of a sustained gender wage gap on the Australian economy

16 March 2010Pay inequity costs the Australian economy $93 billion per year, or 8.5% of GDP, according to this report.

Websites

Human Rights Act myth busters

02 March 2010Monash University's Castan Centre 'myth-busters' address claims made during the spirited debate following the 2009 National Human Rights Consultation Committee report recommending the adoption of an Australian Human Rights Act.

Bringing Them Home

19 February 2010This website features oral history interviews with people who were involved in or affected by the removal of Indigenous children from their families.

Mature workers mean business

19 February 2010This website showcases stories from the workplace featuring older workers and their employers. It also debunks common myths about older workers and offers strategies to attract and retain mature workers.

Books

Outrageous! Moral panics in Australia

Outrageous! Moral panics in Australia

  • Edited by Scott Poynting and George Morgan
  • ACYS Publishing
In this detailed examination of case studies, a distinguished group of experts demystifies the social processes of moral panic in Australia.
Racial Folly: A twentieth-century Aboriginal family

Racial Folly: A twentieth-century Aboriginal family

  • Gordon Briscoe
  • ANU E Press
A memoir and history of an Aboriginal family living under the race laws, practices and policies of Australia in the twentieth century.

Policy Guides

This guide provides practical and long-term ways for artists and arts organisations to enhance their access, market their events to the disabled community and build new audiences.

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