Social Policy
Health & Medicine
Can robots really be companions for older adults?
Social isolation is a problem for many older adults, but are social robots an answer – and what do our elderly people think?
Business & Economics
Persistent poverty is a major policy issue
While having a job is often crucial to lifting people out of poverty, adequate income support and child care are also critical
Politics & Society
Buying and selling the poor
Australia’s unique welfare-to-work system is extensively privatised but is failing the most disadvantaged
Politics & Society
Celebrating 75 years: The UN’s past and future
It’s 75 years since the United Nations was formed in 1945 after the Second World War, and one of its major achievements is to have survived for so long
Health & Medicine
Will COVID-19 change what it means to be unemployed?
As thousands of Australians face unemployment due to COVID-19, it is a good time to revisit the image of the ‘dole bludger’ and support everyone to seek work with respect
Sciences & Technology
Our food supply has problems with equity, not quantity
Shocks to our food supply, like COVID-19, provide an opportunity to transform our food systems in a way that is healthier, more sustainable and equitable
Politics & Society
Volunteers don’t come free
New research finds urgent action is needed to maintain the sustainability of volunteer services supporting people with disability and their families
Business & Economics
The grim cycle of homelessness and unemployment
For many homeless people, the problem isn’t finding a job, it’s keeping it
Politics & Society
Podcast
Taking the pulse of the NDIS
Half a million Australians will benefit from the National Disability Insurance Scheme, but how are teething problems being managed, and is the pace of rollout sustainable?
Politics & Society
Can the NDIS deliver?
As the signature National Disability Insurance Scheme rolls out nationally, a research project questions its ability to address systemic inequality