In recent years, the internet has become an essential tool for living. More people are using internet-based communications to stay in touch with friends and family, conduct business and access information. Older people with low internet skills are unable to conduct business or access important services over the web. They can be isolated from their...

Most Australians with a mental illness receive little support or understanding at work – yet having a ‘mentally healthy workplace’ with positive, supportive attitudes to mental illness is the most important factor in successfully keeping a job and contributing to the workforce. With one in five Australians experiencing some form of mental illness every year...

Until recently, the usual measure of disadvantage in Australia has been the level of income poverty. The Henderson poverty line has traditionally been the most widely used indicator, measuring the disposable income required to support the needs of a family comprising two adults and two children. Other measures have been developed both here and overseas...

The Census is the largest survey of workers that Australian unions have ever conducted and is around thirty times larger than the standard national opinion polls used by the media and political parties. The aim of the Working Australia Census 2011 was to be one of the biggest surveys of workers in Australian history. The...

Examining the barriers to the provision of adequate care and support to people with disabilities in Australia, this paper proposes a high-level outline for a National Disability Insurance Scheme and improved coverage within existing accident insurance programs. The paper identifies four explanations for the current inadequate levels of care and support: 1) partial failure of...