Improving cognitive skills of young children has been suggested as a possible strategy for equalising opportunities across racial groups. Using data on 4-5 year olds in the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Children, the authors focus on two cognitive tests: the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) and the ‘Who Am I?’ test (WAI). They estimate the...

This report reviews available literature and data relating to the participation and success of people from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds and Indigenous people in Australian higher education (the analysis does not include international students). It also contains a summary of the equity activities and initiatives of Australian universities and a summary of equity policies...

The Victorian Lifestyle and Neighbourhood Environment Study (VicLANES) is internationally significant research involving 4,913 participants in 50 small areas in Melbourne. VicLANES examines the importance of area socio-economic status (SES), neighbourhood environments, individual perceptions, attitudes and knowledge in relation to three important health behaviours: • food purchasing for household consumption • physical activity • alcohol...

This study investigates New Zealand's experience with migration from Pacific countries. It updates a similar study by the same two authors in 1995.

This paper examines the links between household social status and transport disadvantage through a review of concepts for the analysis of transport disadvantage in urban research and policy making.