Multiculturalism
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Indigenous young people in the juvenile justice system
This paper examines the numbers and characteristics of Indigenous young people in the juvenile justice system, the types of supervision they experience, recent trends, and associated research findings. Key findings: Indigenous young people are over-represented in the juvenile justice system, particularly in the most serious processes Although only about 5% of young Australians are Indigenous...
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Mental health impacts of racial discrimination in Victorian culturally and linguistically diverse communities
This research was conducted at the beginning of the LEAD program to ascertain the level of racism and its impacts on the mental health of CALD Victorians in these local government areas.
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State of the world’s cities 2012/2013
This report by the UN looks into the prosperity and the changing urban landscape of major cities all around the globe.
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Mapping social cohesion 2012: national report
This report presents the findings of the fifth Scanlon Foundation Mapping Social Cohesion national survey conducted in June–July 2012. A separate report covers the 2012 local surveys. The reports build on the knowledge gained through the four earlier Scanlon Foundation national surveys conducted in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011, which provide, for the first time...
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Telecommunications and health information for multicultural Australia
The Australian Health Workforce Institute at the University of Melbourne conducted a study exploring how people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds living in one region within Melbourne's North use telecommunications (telephones and the internet) to access health information. In particular the team wanted to know whether members of these communities use landline telephones, mobile...