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Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

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The gender balance; or, whatever happened to feminism?


This edition of the Academy's journal, Dialogue, features the following articles on feminism: Disappearing Tricks, by Marian Sawer Poisons and Antidotes: Historicising feminism and equality in an age of rights competition, by Ann Genovese The Sexual Revolution as Big Flop: Women’s Liberation lesson one, by Susan Magarey Feminism in the Hearts and Minds and Words...
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Creative Australia: the arts and culture in Australian work and leisure


This paper addresses three aspects of creativity in Australian society:
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Housing: mirrror and mould for Australian society


This paper makes use of the 2006 and two previous Censuses in order to present a snapshot of the evolution of Australian housing and highlight the changes in the way Australians consume housing. In particular, this essay pays attention to the ways in which housing reflects broader societal change while at the same time moulding...
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Lives of diversity: Indigenous Australia


The national picture is one of difference between the lives of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians across nearly all the Census dimensions. The Indigenous population is significantly younger and growing at a faster rate; the economic items reveal broad-scale division; cultural differences are apparent around language and family life and there are discernible disconnections across the...
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Creative Australia: the arts and culture in Australian work and leisure


This paper addresses three aspects of creativity in Australian society:

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