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Co-operative employment economics: sustaining employment and community prosperity
This report examines the relationship between employment and firm returns comparing two distinct entity models, Equity Owned Firms (EOFs) and Co-operative and Mutual Enterprises (CMEs). It identifies significant differences in the employment maintained by both entity models.
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Distress amplification: Robodebt notices and the intensification of distress in the unemployed
The authors of this report argue that the lessons learned from the implementation of 'Robodebt' provide a critical opportunity for reflection, urging policy-makers, technologists and legal experts to collaborate in designing systems that ensure fair and equitable outcomes, while leveraging the benefits of automation to improve administrative processes.
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We have to do more: examining school leader perspectives on hygiene poverty within Australian schools
Hygiene poverty is not merely a localised problem - it has escalated into a national crisis, affecting the lives and well-being of countless students across the country. This report not only uncovers the distressing prevalence of hygiene poverty, but also emphasises the need for systems thinking in developing effective and sustainable solutions.
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The Australian Inequality Index: summary report - May 2023
The Australian Inequality Index is a tool by which we can measure the various aspects of inequality across Australian society, interrogate its causes, and inform the necessary government and community-led interventions to reduce it. This summary report provides information about the creation of this online tool.
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Not a one-stop shop: the NDIS in Australia’s social infrastructure
The NDIS was founded upon a three-tier system, with each tier providing a critical and unique contribution to the overall system of support and care for disabled people. The author of this report calls for increased investment in NDIS Tier 2 services.