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New Research

Evidence and perceptions of inequality in Australia

15 March 2010This paper considers the ways in which globalising economic forces have affected the level of income and wealth inequality within Australian society.

Beyond corporate responsibility: the 'spiritual turn' and the rise of conscious business

15 March 2010This paper asks whether the Corporate Responsibility movement can transform business practices enough to assist society address key human and environmental sustainability challenges.

The road to elsewhere: Work, family and technology

06 March 2010Buffeted by streams of information coming via their Blackberries and laptops, this elite live with only one eye on the here and now.

The "medicine in Australia: balancing employment and life (MABEL)" longitudinal survey

05 March 2010This study investigates workforce participation patterns and their determinants using a longitudinal survey of Australian doctors.
Demography as destiny: Schooling, work and Aboriginal population change at Wadeye

Demography as destiny: Schooling, work and Aboriginal population change at Wadeye

05 March 2010Recent Commonwealth Treasury intergenerational reports have failed to consider the very different challenges that arise for the Indigenous population as a consequence of demographic ageing.
What women want: 2009-10 survey report

What women want: 2009-10 survey report

01 March 2010Drawing on reponses from 9504 women, this report looks at the experiences of women in the workplace, including hours worked, flexible arrangements and superannuation.
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Business & finance

Low Carbon Growth Plan for Australia

16 March 2010This report provides an economy-wide blueprint for how Australia can achieve an ambitious reduction in greenhouse gas emissions while building a growing low-carbon economy.

Income & wealth

The political economy of intergenerational income mobility

17 March 2010International comparisons of intergenerational mobility must take into account differences in politico-economic institutions, according to this study.

The impact of a sustained gender wage gap on the Australian economy

16 March 2010Pay inequity costs the Australian economy $93 billion per year, or 8.5% of GDP, according to this report.

Commentary

Who ends up footing the company tax bill?

19 March 2010The cost of Tony Abbott's parental leave plan will probably be passed on to consumers, writes Andrew Leigh

It takes more than money to raise a child

16 March 2010We are still very far from resolving the complex relationship between children, parents and work, writes Sarah Kanowski in Eureka Street

A changing pattern of childlessness

23 February 2010Do the demands of high-status professions explain childlessness among some women? Robert Tanton describes new research findings
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Audio

Legislative changes to philanthropic funds sparks debate on disclosure

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31 August 2009 Private philanthropy in Australia has been enjoying a bit of a boom in recent years, as a growing number of wealthy families and individuals set up investment trusts and channel the profits into good works.

Child care: where we came from and where we’re going

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07 March 2009 Peter Clarke talks to Deborah Brennan about child care policy and the longer term impact of the fall of ABC Learning

Employment

Compendium of workers' compensation statistics Australia 2007-08

19 March 2010The compendium provides a good indicator of Australia’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) performance in 2007–08 and allows trends in OHS performance over time to be analysed.

Comparison of workers' compensation arrangements in Australia and New Zealand

19 March 2010This comparison provides background to the evolution of workers' compensation arrangements in two jurisdictions and discusses the way that each scheme deals with coverage, benefits, return to work provisions, self-insurance, common law, dispute resolution and cross-border arrangements.

The added worker effect and the discouraged worker effect for married women in Australia

17 March 2010This paper investigates both the added worker effect (the labour supply responses of women to their partners’ job losses) and the discouraged worker effect (workers withdrawing from the labour market because of failed searches) for married women in Australia, with the emphasis on the former.

Video

Can we support care and gender equality?

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13 November 2009The women's revolution has seen many enter the workforce, invariably enhancing and liberating their lives. But who's taking care of the kids?

Sex, power and the future of the world

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21 September 2009Author and journalist Michelle Goldberg makes a persuasive argument that a nation's legislation and attitudes around the reproductive rights of women are frequently reflective of much broader political and ideological agendas.

Economic policy

Websites

Mature workers mean business

19 February 2010This website showcases stories from the workplace featuring older workers and their employers. It also debunks common myths about older workers and offers strategies to attract and retain mature workers.

Ethics Advisory Service

11 September 2009The Ethics Advisory Service is designed for Australian Public Service (APS) employees who want advice on ethical issues in the workplace and on how to make sound decisions around these issues.

EthicalJobs.com.au

08 July 2009EthicalJobs.com.au is a new jobs website which promotes "work for a better world" – it connects people looking for an ethical job or career with employers from the not-for-profit, business & government sectors who see their organisations as contributing to a more equitable, more just or more sustainable world.

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Events

Conference
Indigenous Land Management with Economic Development
24 Mar 2010 - 9:00am - 25 Mar 2010 - 5:30am
Darwin
Conference
ACOSS National Conference 2010: A vote for equity
25 Mar 2010 - 9:00am - 26 Mar 2010 - 5:00pm
Canberra
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Workforce Policy in 2010 and Into the Future
31 Mar 2010
Sydney

Books

Introducing China: the world's oldest great power charts its next comeback

Introducing China: the world's oldest great power charts its next comeback

  • Ron Huisken
  • ANU E Press
China's transformation has been patiently, methodically and very deliberately constructed by a leadership group that has equally carefully protected its monopoly on power.
Best Australian political cartoons 2009

Best Australian political cartoons 2009

  • Edited by Russ Radcliffe
  • Scribe Publications
The year in politics as seen by Australia’s funniest and most perceptive political cartoonists.

Noticeboard

Lifestyles, consumption and environmental impact: National Household Consumption Survey
23 June 2009

The National Household Consumption Survey is open to all Australian residents until 30 June 2009.

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