This policy commentary reprints the official output of the conference, the Bali Action Plan, together with two contrasting commentaries by Robyn Eckersley and Michael Heazle.

This is the final evaluation report from the Community Enterprise Development Initiative (CEDI), funded by the Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development and delivered by the Brotherhood of St Laurence. After a pilot in 12 locations in 2005, the program expanded to 15 more sites in 2006–07. In addition to assisting the development of...

Around a quarter of all Australian wage and salary earners are casual workers. Casual workers, in general, receive less training than those in ongoing employment. This paper considers whether the prevalence of casual employment is sustainable. It looks at the home and community care sector in which vocational education and training has a prominent role...

This book of research readings provides clear evidence that adult prisoners and offenders who participate in vocational education and training (VET) during their sentence are less likely to re-offend. A reduction in recidivism represents significant cost savings to the community. This books highlights recent improvements in the delivery of VET for adult prisoners and offenders...

Kyllie Cripps writes about the debate following the Little Children are Sacred report and provides a critical analysis of the recommendations contained in previous state and federal reports and their ongoing implementation. The paper highlights Indigenous community initiatives addressing violence. Kyllie Cripps writes about the debate following the Little Children are Sacred report and provides...