The significant rise in mobile technologies is having a dramatic impact, not only on the way we communicate with one another, but also on how we interact with our surrounding environment.

Media research has long given special attention to the notion of a 'gatekeeper'. With established mass media the gatekeeper came in many guises, as a managing editor, copy editor or in some cases a lawyer, each of whom could influence (or decide) what got published and in what form. Or even decide that material would...

This discussion paper asked people with disabilities and their families, friends and carers to identify the main barriers to their full participation in the economic and social life of the community.

Developed by the Board to generate discussion and debate on the question of how to measure disadvantage and social exclusion, these indicators are first steps towards comprehensive performance measurement and evaluation of social inclusion in Australia. This report includes indicators developed in the European Union and supplementary Australian measures, to draw a picture of how...

In 2006, all Australian governments, through the Ministerial Council on Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (MCIMA), endorsed the National Action Plan to Build on Social Cohesion, Harmony and Security (NAP). The aim of the project is two-fold: to explore the issues relating to the settlement of African Australians into the Australian community from a human rights...