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Articles on disadvantage and institutions series
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Failing to tackle the social determinants of health means reproducing disadvantage again and again.
Poccum’s Law provides a best practice, evidence-based model for bail reform which would have prevented Veronica Nelson’s death in custody.
A gap between rich and the poor in cancer deaths for middle-aged people is growing. Deaths from cancer have fallen over time, but less so in our poorest regions where there is less health care access.
People on the general waiting list can wait a decade to be housed. Even those on the priority list may wait years. Asked how the wait affects them, their responses reveal devastating impacts.
School students can fall behind for many reasons. From missing school to learning difficulties and problems at home.
The JobSeeker payment is set to increase by an extra $40 a fortnight from September, but only if the budget measure gets through parliament.
Helping our Southeast Asian neighbours make conditions better for refugees there will reduce the need for them to make dangerous journeys elsewhere.
Most people leaving prison face an uphill battle of service navigation that is too often deficit-focused, intentionally seeking out the failures of the individual and centred on punitive responses.
Our research found Australia’s visa system continues to harm migrants once they’ve experienced exploitation. Survivors described being left destitute and desperate without access to services.
New research from The Smith Family tracks a group of young people, two years after finishing high school.
Affordable and available dental care is crucial to addressing inequality in Australia.
Survivors face multiple barriers to securing adequate housing, including a lack of reliable income and restrictive visa rules.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education and Arts Education, Australian Catholic University
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Lecturer in Criminal Justice and Sociology, University of South Australia
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Scientia Professor and Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney
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Anti-slavery researcher and practitioner, University of South Australia
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Associate Dean, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
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Lecturer, Criminology & Justice, RMIT University
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Research Associate in Justice Health and Social Issues, Curtin University
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Data Scientist, Queensland University of Technology
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Distinguished Professor in Statistical Science, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, School of Education, Culture and Society, Monash University
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Medical doctor and PhD candidate studying involuntary psychiatric treatment, School of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Science Course Co-ordinator, Southern Cross University
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Professor and Director, Indigenous Research Unit, Griffith University
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Associate Lecturer in Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
