Fixing Houses for Better Health projects target the improvement of houses and household living conditions in remote and rural Indigenous communities, using a method knowing as 'housing for health', which recognises the connection between a series of healthy living practices and the quality and condition of housing. This paper is an evaluation of the projects...

David Johnson and Roger Wilkins show that there was a significant increase in private income inequality over the 1980s and 1990s.The increase in dispersion for disposable income was modest, however, implying that taxes and transfers acted to mitigate the increases in inequality emanating from changes in private income. Changes in the distribution of work across...

Carried out by the Australian Youth Research Centre at the University of Melbourne, this study examined the benefits of youth development programs, including the range of practice models used to produce effective outcomes for young people’s self-development and connection with the community. The study also sought to establish students’ expectations of youth development activities, their...

Coordinated by ACOSS, this comprehensive research project found that Australians and businesses are giving and volunteering more than ever before, contributing more than $11 billion in 2004. An additional $2 billion was provided by 10.5 million Australians who lent their support by participating in raffles, lotteries and other fund-raising events. The number of hours donated...