In Australia most social housing is provided by state government agencies with a small community housing sector, and the total social housing sector accounts for 5 per cent of stock. Since the 1990s governments have introduced 'managerialist' reforms to the sector in order to increase accountability and flexibility. In this paper Terry Burke looks at...

Terry Burke provides a conceptual framework for understanding why and how indigenous cultures require culturally specific management practices in social housing, illustrating these issues with reference to Indigenous housing in Australia. The framework is adapted from the field of intercultural management and is used to reveal how social housing provision and management for Australia's indigenous...

The Victorian government is in the process of cutting around 300 positions from the head office of the Department of Education and Training. In this paper, David Hayward looks at why the cuts are being made and whether they are justified.

The idea of the 'information society' has taken hold in sociological and political analysis. Information technology, it is argued, is forming new virtual and actual networks that make up communities, both local and global. Computer networks are capable of transcending national boundaries, as information and communications is shared globally; they are also capable of redefining...

In January 2002 the competitive electricity market was opened to include Victorian and New South Wales domestic electricity customers. This research surveyed Victoria households to obtain an understanding of their initial experience of the new market (full retail competition). It was anticipated that corporate strategies to acquire attractive customers whilst shedding unattractive ones would be...