Since the 1970s, changes in the Australian labour market, education and income policies have led to reductions in income for young people aged 15 to 24 years. This paper presents the results of original research that shows how parents share, or 'pool' their income with young people living at home. Australian household expenditure data is...

Although the general community's perception of Deaf people is associated with disability, the Deaf community views itself as a language group. Nonetheless, the Deaf community is politically aligned with the disability community because of such a perspective, as well as disability-based legislation which potentially assures Deaf people of their human rights. In this paper Sally...

An analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics Time Use Survey 1997 shows that parents who make use of non-parental childcare do not reduce their parental childcare time on an hour for hour basis. By comparing the time-use of employed fathers, employed mothers and mothers who are not in the labour force this paper shows the...

What determines the choice of residential location for workforceage income support recipients? Do jobseekers tend to move toward or away from areas with greater employment opportunities? Does location matter for employment outcomes? In the main article in the latest SPRC newsletter, Bruce Bradbury and Jenny Chalmers discuss the impact of location on employment outcomes.

This paper examines the quality and inter-temporal comparability of ABS income distribution survey data by comparing aggregates derived from the surveys to external data such as population estimates, labour force data and the National Accounts. Issues discussed include mis-reporting of income, and differences in scope, weighting procedures, definitions and collection methodology. The analysis suggests that...