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Economic equality

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Flight still closed? Response to the Allen Consulting Group on Review of the disability standards for accessible public transport: Draft report


PIAC made a submission in response to the release of the Review of the disability standards for accessible public transport: Draft report (the Draft Report) in January 2008.
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Social determinants of oral health: conditions linked to socioeconomic inequalities in oral health in the Australian population


If we could grade the social conditions of society from excellent to poor we would find that population oral health status followed precisely the same gradient. Where social conditions are excellent, oral health status tends also to be excellent. Where social conditions are poor, oral health likewise is poor. This is so because the oral...
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Towards a fairer Australia: ACOSS 2007 Election Statement


As Australians prepare to vote in 2007, they face important choices over the future fairness of their country. Australia’s headline figures of economic growth and low official unemployment stand in stark contrast to the daily reality of two million Australians who live in poverty. Despite economic prosperity, one in ten Australians struggle to pay for...
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10 essentials to make Australia fair


This report details the results of community consultations in all States and Territories and telephone polling on what Australians think are the essentials to make Australia fair. As Australia experiences a period of economic growth, what impact this change has had on fairness? There is concern around trends that challenge Australia's ideal as the land...
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The global gender gap report 2006


The first report using the Gender Gap Index 115 countries' performance in terms of health, education, economic participation and political empowerment.