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New Research

Inspiring Australia: a national strategy for engagement with the sciences

09 February 2010This report outlines a national science communication strategy, drawing on consultations with a wide range of science communicators, educators, journalists and scientists in all states and territories.

Health sector leadership in mitigating climate change: experience from the UK and NSW

08 February 2010The threat to human health from climate change means that all levels of government and private and public agencies will need to change their current practices to reduce carbon emissions. The health sector will also need to respond and change practice.

Native title report 2009

08 February 2010This annual report reviews important developments in native title law and policy each year.
The Australian National Classification Scheme should include an R18+ classification category for computer games

The Australian National Classification Scheme should include an R18+ classification category for computer games

08 February 2010This draft response to the public consultation on the introduction of an R18+ for computer games sets out the arguments in favour of including an adults only classification.

Capital flows, the carry trade and 'sand in the wheels'

08 February 2010The 'carry trade', in which capital shifts from countries with low interest rates to countries with significantly higher rates, has become an important element of international capital flows over the past decade.

Hey dad! For Indigenous dads, uncles and pops

08 February 2010This article discusses a program written specifically to help Indigenous men to engage with and understand their children.
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Creative Economy

A flying start for Queensland children

08 February 2010The Queensland Government has launched a discussion paper on the future of education as part of its plan to provide all Queensland children with a flying start in life.

Economics

Growing Up in Australia: 2009 conference presenations

08 February 2010Presentations delivered at the second research conference of Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children are now available online.

Education

Social justice report 2009

08 February 2010This year report focuses on: justice reinvestment to reduce Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system; protection of Indigenous languages; and sustaining Aboriginal homeland communities.

Health

Newborn feeding practices at the time of discharge from hospital in NSW in 2007

08 February 2010This paper describes the pattern of infant feeding at discharge from care after birth and the characteristics of mothers who are at risk of low rates of breastfeeding.

10 out of 10 deadly health stories: nutrition and physical activity

08 February 2010The Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council has compiled these stories from NSW Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services to demonstrate the success and potential of these Aboriginal community initiatives.

International

Adoptions Australia 2008-09

08 February 2010This report contains comprehensive information relating to adoptions in Australia, including characteristics of adopted children, adoptive families and birth mothers.

Justice

Inquiry into Australia's judicial system and the role of judges

Inquiry into Australia's judicial system and the role of judges

08 February 2010This Senate report examines the procedures for appointment and method of termination of judges, terms of appointment, jurisdictional issues, and the judicial complaints handling system.

Social Policy

Politics is a messyanic business

08 February 2010The practice of western democratic politics relies heavily on competing faiths, on card-carrying followers, and yearns cyclically for a messiah to lead its true believers.

Commentary

London transported

09 February 2010The congestion charge has helped make London work better for commuters, writes Frank Bongiorno in Inside Story

Time for bankruptcy law reform

09 February 2010Australia's bankruptcy laws are out of step with today's credit market place, write Fiona Guthrie and Nicole Rich in On Line Opinion

The case for Liberal women

08 February 2010 If the Liberal Party did more to assist the entry of more talented women, it might assist in the rebuilding of the party, writes Marian Sawer in this book review for the Australian Review of Public Affairs
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Audio

Departing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Tom Calma reminisces on his term

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08 February 2010Tom Calma has been the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner with the commission for more than five years. 

Indigenous housing: myths and realities

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14 January 2010Paul Pholeros has spent three decades working on indigenous housing. He talks about why housing for Aboriginal Australians is still in such a dire state and what's needed to improve it?

Environment

Video

Flight of the Kiwi: Perspectives on migration from Aotearoa/New Zealand

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15 January 2010Why are so many New Zealanders flocking to Australian shores, and what can be done to stop the so-called Kiwi ‘brain drain’?

Security, cloud computing and the coming mobile environment

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04 January 2010This is a discussion of the evolving cybersecurity challenges, the role of the national communications infrastructure, and the need to bolster innovation.

Indigenous

Websites

Data.gov.uk

08 February 2010 UK government website containing open government data for other people to re-use.

Expressive life: Do we need a new framework for culture?

08 February 2010From 25-29 January 2010 a conversation took place between 18 bloggers asking whether the terms 'Art' and 'Culture' are tough enough to frame a public policy carve-out for the 21st century?

SettlerColonialStudies.org

06 February 2010This Melbourne-based blog is concerned with promoting a global appraisal of Indigenous issues, and an interdisciplinary approach to the phenomenon of settler colonialism and its consequences.

Politics

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Inspiring Australia: a national strategy for engagement with the sciences
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Belonging, being and becoming - the early years learning framework for Australia
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Intergenerational report 2010
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Adoptions Australia 2008-09

Noticeboard

Making Inquiries: A New Statutory Framework (ALRC Report 111)
06 February 2010

On 20 January 2009, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) received Terms of Reference from the Attorney-General of Australia to review the operation and provisions of the Royal Commissions Act 1902

Quarterly ACCESS - youth publication of the Australian Institute of International Affairs - relaunched.
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/

National Prison Book Program - sending books to Australian prisoners
14 January 2010

The National Prison Book Program provides prisoners with free reading materials. Our aim is to provide books to prisoners and enhance prison library and educational services.

Books

Does History Matter? Making and debating citizenship, immigration and refugee policy in Australia and New Zealand

Does History Matter? Making and debating citizenship, immigration and refugee policy in Australia and New Zealand

  • Editors: Klaus Neumann and Gwenda Tavan
  • ANU E Press
Focussing on immigration and citizenship policy in Australia and New Zealand, the contributions to this volume explore how history and memory are implicated in policy making and political debate.
Art censorship guide: What you should know about threats to artistic freedom and how to deal with them

Art censorship guide: What you should know about threats to artistic freedom and how to deal with them

  • National Association for the Visual Arts
he Art Censorship Guide talks about many Australian artists whose work has been ‘censored’ and the controversy this provokes. The guide provides advice to artists, galleries and publishers about how to anticipate and try to avoid damaging public or media reactions to artwork, and how to respond to complaints or threats.

Policy Guides

Involving students in peer review: Case studies and practical strategies for university teaching

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.

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