Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Conference 2019
Conference— 9 May 2019
Event dates: 7–9 November 2019, Adelaide, SA.
Financial disadvantage
Australian Social Policy Conference
Conference— 26 March 2019
Event dates: 9–11 September 2019, Kensington, NSW.
Report – To have and to have not: Measuring child deprivation and opportunity in Australia
News— 26 February 2019
This report investigates levels of deprivation and wellbeing among children in Australia.
Report – Cost of living in Western Australia 2018
News— 22 January 2019
This report examines the cost of living in Western Australia for different vulnerable households.
Health and wellbeing of children and young people in Tasmania
Short article— 12 December 2018
We highlight key findings of a recent report on the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Tasmania.
Report – The Family Matters report 2018: Measuring trends to turn the tide on the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care in Australia
News— 27 November 2018
This report discusses the drivers of the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the child protection system.
Report – Vulnerable, single and living in poverty: Women’s challenges to accessing food in the Australian Capital Territory
News— 26 November 2018
This report examines the challenges of food accessibility faced by vulnerable women living in the Australian Capital Territory and surrounds.
Report – Material deprivation and social exclusion among young Australians: A child-focused approach
News— 26 November 2018
This report from the Social Policy Research Centre explores young people's perspectives and experiences of poverty and disadvantage.
Family break-up raises homelessness risk, and critical period is longer for boys
Short article— 8 June 2017
In the context of rising housing costs and financial stress, parental separation in low-income families can trigger greater risk of homelessness.
