Policy and practice paper May 2011
What is community disadvantage? Understanding the issues, overcoming the problem
This Resource Sheet briefly summarises a number of influential recent approaches to conceptualising and measuring disadvantage.
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Policy and practice paper May 2011
This Resource Sheet briefly summarises a number of influential recent approaches to conceptualising and measuring disadvantage.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
Common characteristics of the organisations’ programs and services that we profiled are outlined. Covers organisational practice and service delivery.
Policy and practice paper Sep 2007
Presents participants’ views on main barriers and incentives that influence Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ decision to become a carer
Research report May 2002
This paper uses data from the 1996 Australian Census to analyse the factors which explain the employment gap.
Research report Jul 2007
This paper compares the employment aspirations and expectations of mothers with and without long-term health problems.
Research report Jun 2006
This paper concerns the factor of wages in attracting income support recipients into the work force.
Family Matters article Aug 1992
This article traces recent changes in youth income support conditions, and highlights what they imply about independence of, and responsibility for, young people, and argues that the changes convey negative messages to young people about the value society places on them.
Family Matters article Sep 1999
Family Matters article Jun 1998
Family Matters article Jun 2009
Family Matters opinion piece on sole-parent families