
New commentary
01 February, 2010 | When you get into the business of comparing schools, there can be little margin for error – too much is at stake, writes Chris Bonnor in On Line Opinion
01 February, 2010 | Can Labor change a culture of secrecy, asks Mike Steketee in The Australian
02 February, 2010 | The federal government’s new quarantining rules won’t solve the problem they’re designed to address, argues Kemran Mestan
New research
Australian Communications and Media Authority
29 January, 2010 | In this discussion paper ACMA reviews the regulation of mobile phone jammers and provides background on a proposal to trial mobile phone jammers in a correctional facility.
Infoxchange Digital Inclusion Inititative
01 February, 2010 | Constrained by cost or a lack of knowledge – and often both – a significant number of disadvantaged people are missing out on the basic tools that engender participation in modern life.
Treasury
01 February, 2010 | This statement provides details of concessions, benefits, incentives and charges provided through the tax system to taxpayers by the Australian government.
Alison Booth, Pamela Katic | Centre for Economic Policy Research
01 February, 2010 | This paper estimates the elasticity of the labour supply to a firm, using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey.
National Cente for Vocational Education Research
01 February, 2010 | This paper uses two contrasting case studies of Scotland and Australia to consider the extent to which it is feasible to align academic research investment with policy priorities.
Natalie Skinner | National Cente for Vocational Education Research
01 February, 2010 | Using data from the 2009 Australian Work and Life Index, this report examines how work-life pressures influence the capacity and motivation of individuals, particularly low-paid workers, to engage in education and training.
Country Fire Authority
01 February, 2010 | This CFA commissioned research provides insight into the perceptions and intentions of households within bushfire prone areas over the current fire season.
Department of Climate Change
28 January, 2010 | This national framework identifies national climate change science priorities for the coming decade and sets out ways to harness our full science capacity to address them.
Adam Delacorn, Greg Gardiner | Parliamentary Library Research Service, Parliament of Victoria
02 February, 2010 | This paper provides an overview of recent research conducted by climate scientists world-wide.
Catherine M. Bennett | Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
28 January, 2010 | This paper highlights some of the competing tensions in public health tertiary education, their impact on public health training programs, and the educational pathways that are needed to grow, shape and prepare the public health workforce for future challenges.
Pamela W. Garrett | Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
28 January, 2010 | This paper examines the limited coverage and representation of multicultural populations in Australian medical research studies and the implications for evidence-based health and human services policy.
Jan Garrard | VicHealth
01 February, 2010 | In recent decades, changes in Australian lifestyles, urban environments and transportation systems have led to changed physical activity patterns among children. This report looks at trends and potential interventions.
Treasury
01 February, 2010 | In addition to assessing the fiscal and economic challenges of an ageing population, this report also includes a comprehensive discussion on environmental challenges and social sustainability.
David Ben-Tovim | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
28 January, 2010 | This report examines progress made in the areas identified as national safety and quality issues in hospitals and other health services in Australia.
Reconciliation Australia
29 January, 2010 | This paper provides a framework to enable discussions on measuring the contribution of reconciliation actions in closing the gap.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
28 January, 2010 | Over 11,500 households were living in state owned and managed Indigenous housing at 30 June 2009, occupying 95% of all SOMIH dwellings.
Krysti Guest | Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
01 February, 2010 | Based on firsthand accounts of the role of comprehensive settlements in progressing Indigenous and government aspirations for native title, this paper also identifies possible benchmarks for such settlements.
Jane Freemantle, Sonya Sheridan, Bree Heffernan | Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit,
01 February, 2010 | This report, the first from the Victorian Aboriginal Child Mortality Study 1988-2008, investigates population-based administrative and statutory datasets that collect information describing the health of Victoria’s Aboriginal (and non-Aboriginal) infants, children and young people.
Richard Herr | Australian Strategic Policy Institute
28 January, 2010 | This report argues that it is time for the Australian Government to prepare the grounds for a more effective re-engagement with the Government of Fiji.
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
28 January, 2010 | This anual selection of writing from ANU scholars ranges from archaeology, linguistics and history to economics, political science and security policy.
Ruth Weston, Matthew Gray, Rae Kaspiew | Australian Institute of Family Studies
28 January, 2010 | This evaluation has involved the collection of data from some 28,000 people involved or potentially involved in the family law system including parents, grandparents, family relationship service staff, lawyers, judicial officers and more.
Productivity Commission
01 February, 2010 | Governments spent over $136 billion on the services covered in this year’s report, equivalent to around 13 per cent of Australia’s national income.
Elise Parham | Centre for Independent Studies
28 January, 2010 | This report argues that the impact of a charter of rights would be determined by the political game and would hinder, not improve, Australian democracy.
Richard Chisholm | Attorney General’s Department
01 February, 2010 | This report focuses on the laws, practices and procedures that apply in family law cases that raise family violence concerns.
Fethi Mansouri | Foundation for Young Australians
01 February, 2010 | This report explores the attitudes of Australian youth in relation to key issues in contemporary race relations, such as cultural diversity, tolerance and privilege.
Astrid Reynolds | Brotherhood of St Laurence
28 January, 2010 | This Brotherhood research commissioned by the Myer Foundation tracks the influence on government policy of the foundation’s decade of investment in developing a vision for aged care, and assessed its impact on practice.
Bonnie Simons, Helen Kimberley | Brotherhood of St Laurence
28 January, 2010 | Using national data, this fourth social barometer concentrates on the different experiences of retirement and ageing and the distinctive policy responses required for this phase of life.
Linda Harrison | Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
01 February, 2010 | This report draws on data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, which tracked almost 10,000 children and their families over two years from 2004, to find out detailed information about their lives and experiences.
Andrew Markus | Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements
01 February, 2010 | This report, the second round of a major longitudinal survey on social cohesion in Australia, provides insights into community attitudes to immigration, multiculturalism and social cohesion, based on findings from national and local surveys.
New jobs
The Foundation for Young Australians 01 February, 2010 | MANAGER, POLICY & EVALUATION
Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) 01 February, 2010 | This position supports SNAICC’s policy and advocacy activities by enhancing the research and policy development capacity of SNAICC.
The University of Melbourne 29 January, 2010 | The ‘Not for Profit’ project is funded over 3 years by the Australian Research Council to comprehensively investigate the legal definition, regulation and taxation of the not-for-profit sector in Australia in close consultation with the sector.
Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) 01 February, 2010 | SNAICC Manager, Policy & Research is a position first established in 2005 by SNAICC to increase the organisation’s capacity to identify, understand and respond to issues impacting upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Originally titled ‘Policy Manager’, this position is now being broadened to acknowledge the Research component that already underpins policy development and to emphasise the importance to SNAICC of developing a greater research base upon which to build policy.
New submissions
01 March, 2010 | The third annual International Unity in Diversity Conference will be held on the 19th – 20th August 2010 at Rydges Southbank Townsville Hotel & Convention Centre, North Queensland and will be held in association with the 16th annual Cultural Fest in Townsville Over the years, the IUID Conference has proven to be the perfect community forum in the area of Diversity, Culture and Social Cohesion that has attracted a diverse audience, high profile speakers both locally and internationally, creating debate, discussion and ample networking opportunities
30 April, 2010 | The Australian Communications and Media Authority is well advanced in its review of the regulation of mobile phone jammers in Australia As part of that review, the ACMA is also seeking views on a proposal to trial mobile phone jammers at the Lithgow Correctional Centre in NSW
21 April, 2010 | Australian registered training organisations (RTOs), business and industry can apply for more than $7 million in funding and support to help embed e-learning as a key aspect of their business strategy and tailor their training to meet learners’ needs The national training system’s e-learning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework), is providing vocational education and training (VET) organisations with the opportunity to:
Implement innovative e-learning solutions for business and learners through E-learning Innovations funding and support available in each state and territory ($5
New events
31 March, 2010 | The theme of this years conference is “Leading your organisation effectively in 2010”.
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PHCRIS |
30 June, 2010 | Join us in Darwin for the 2010 PHC Research Conference – Primary health care research and health reform: Improving care, and participate in one of the premier primary health care networking events.
New guide
28 January, 2010 | This guide has been developed as a resource for teaching staff and course/subject coordinators who are considering integrating student peer review in their subjects.
New notices
30 January, 2010 | ACCESS Victoria, the youth network of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, has relaunched its publication, Quarterly Access (QA). A key aim of QA is to provide an opportunity for undergraduates, postgraduates and young professionals interested in international affairs to get their ideas published.Hard copies are being distributed to university libraries and other student hotspots around Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. QA is also available online at http://quarterlyaccess.typepad.com/
New websites
29 January, 2010 | My School enables you to search the profiles of almost 10,000 Australian schools.