Measures of household wealth don’t go far enough in identifying those most at risk of being excluded from society, or in explaining the level of exclusion they face.
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Concerns have been raised for some time about the UK government’s “digital by default” approach to welfare reforms. More and more public services are being shifted online and many fear that this will marginalise…
Australians are heading into 2014 with job vacancies falling, and Australian Treasury forecasts and monthly labour force data all pointing to rising levels of unemployment in the year ahead. Some local…
Mark Breary, a headmaster in the UK, recently sent a letter to parents asking them to invite the whole class whenever their child was having a birthday party. The headmaster’s goal is commendable, and…
People who feel ignored or ostracised online experience the same emotions as those who encounter similar situations in the…
More than one in every 25 Australian children live in areas that have a “high risk” of social exclusion, which is likely…
SEVEN BILLION PEOPLE: The world’s seven billionth person is likely to be born today. Beatriz Carrillo Garcia, lecturer in China Studies at the University of Sydney looks at effect a growing population…
Almost 50 cents of every dollar spent by governments in Australia goes on social spending - either social security or health and community services. This week’s tax forum must reform the system, as the…
Many young people in Europe think violent protest can be a legitimate response to the political system they feel no connection to. They believe government pays very little attention to them and have very…
Failing to help the homeless can come with a high cost to the public purse, with many ending up in hospitals for treatment of substance abuse and chronic health problems, a study has found. A joint research…
The powers that be describe the street violence and social upheaval which took place in England’s major cities last week as “mindless”. Yet it was anything but. Prime Minister David Cameron, among others…
Debates around tax are too often seen as marginal to real life and not very interesting. October’s tax forum offers an opportunity to challenge this misconception and do some hard thinking about what society…
Victims of the Queensland floods who received emotional support in the aftermath were less likely to have experienced depression…
Poverty is about more than just a lack of income. Those who experience it face unacceptable restrictions on their material and social wellbeing. Research can no longer focus on defining a poverty line…
Harsh sibling bullying maybe tough to endure as a youngster but victims won’t necessarily grow into cowed and meek adults, a study on birds has found. Mexican researchers studying blue-footed boobies…
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Lecturer on Collective Violence, University of St Andrews
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Research Professor in Social Policy, UNSW Sydney
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS | Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in China Studies, University of Sydney
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Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Ronald Henderson Research Fellow Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research & Brotherhood of St Laurence, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow in Transformation of Media, University of Leeds
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Professor of Economics, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Urban and Regional Analysis, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Lincoln
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Professorial Fellow in Social Policy, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
