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Call For Submissions Journal of Australian Writers and Writing
Deadline for abstracts: 25 July 2008 VIC
The Journal of Australian Writers and Writing is a new, peer-reviewed, online journal. It forms a major component of The Australian Literary Compendium, a project funded by the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) ‘to provide new ways of studying, reading, and reviewing Australian writing and creative practice. The journal’s first issue will be posted in late 2008 on the theme ‘Rethinking Contemporary Australian Fiction’. Articles of up to 7,500 words (including notes) are sought on any aspect of Australian fiction writing. Send abstracts by 25 July 2008 to: Professor Catherine Cole, Creative Writing, School of Creative Media, RMIT University, Melbourne. Email: catherine.cole@rmit.edu.au

Topic: None
More Information > School of Creative Writing

Seminar What should be the political economy of tertiary education in the next decade and beyond?
Monday 28 July, Melbourne VIC
This is the third seminar in the 'Investing in the Future: Renewing Australian Tertiary Education' public seminar series presented by the University of Melbourne. This seminar will focus on funding and economic policy issues facing Australian tertiary education in the future. What kind of national investment is appropriate and what are other nations doing? How should the funding of teaching be configured alongside the funding of research? How much should funding vary on the basis of discipline, mission and social need? How can HECS and student financial support be reforged and rationalized so as to maximize productivity, participation and equity? Light refreshments will be available in the Woodward Centre from 6.00pm – 6.30 pm, followed by presentations from the speakers and discussion with the audience.

Time: 6.00pm - 8.30pm Venue: Woodward Conference Centre, Level 10, Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham St, Carlton Topic: Education
More Information > Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne

Call For Submissions Children and Community Services Amendment (Body Piercing) Bill 2007
Closing date 28 July 2008 National
The Community Development and Justice Standing Committee (CDJSC) invites submissions with respect to this Bill. All submissions become the property of the Committee. The Committee's terms of reference, together with a copy of the Bill and Explanatory Memorandum can be found on the CDJSC's homepage on the Parliament of Western Australia website at www.parliament.wa.gov.au Please: • indicate whether you are for or against the Bill; • indicate why you are for or against the main thrust of the Bill; • summarise the main changes you want and why. Queries and submissions to: Dr. Brian. Gordon, Principal Research Officer email bgordon@parliament.wa.gov.au

Topic: Youth
More Information > Dr Brian Gordon Western Australia Parliament Perth WA 6000 Tel 08 9222 7222

Conference Government Policy Evolution
29 & 30 July, Sydney NSW
IQPC’s 6th Annual Government Policy Evolution provides an opportunity for senior level public servants to meet and discuss the latest trends and challenges in creating, implementing and assessing policy.

This unique event offers you the chance to develop your policy making abilities and provide you with the skills to:
• Implement a coordinated approach to policy making
• Develop outcome-focused policies
• Manage stakeholder and public pressures
• Assess and review existing policy
• Develop policy to meet long-term needs

International Keynote speakers:

Scott Broughton, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Emergency Management and National Security Branch PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA

Charlie Edwards, Senior Researcher DEMOS UK

Venue: Hyatt Hotel, Canberra Topic: None
More Information > International Quality Productivity Centre

Seminar Separation, child support and family incomes: New evidence for Australia
Tuesday 29 July, Sydney NSW
PRESENTER: Gerry Redmond, Research Fellow, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW. ABSTRACT: This analysis seeks to address two questions. First, it considers the circumstances and living standards of children who have a non-resident biological parent, the ‘target group’ for the Child Support Agency, and the role that child support plays in supporting their incomes. Second, the report examines the dynamics of what happens to the living standards of parents and children involved in a marital or relationship separation. How do incomes and living standards of parents and their children compare before and in the year after separation, and what is the role of child support in raising children’s living standards in the year after separation? The analysis uses data from the first five waves of the HILDA panel survey to examine these questions. Findings are generally in line with those for other rich countries, that is, that children’s living standards decline after separation, and that a high proportion of non-resident parents pay no child support at all, although most children do appear to stay with their non-resident parent quite regularly, particularly in the first year after separation.

Time: 12.30-1.30pm Venue: Level 2, Room 250, Robert Webster Building (G14), UNSW Topic: Social policy
More Information > Social Policy Research Centre

Seminar Water and Natural Resource Mapping Water Flow Allocation and Indigenous Natural Resource Mapping: Empowering Communities
Wednesday 30 July, Canberra ACT
In this paper Melanie Durette and Manuhuia Barcham discuss the international context within which the mapping of particular aspects of indigenous land occurs before looking at a project they are currently running in New Zealand with Ngati Hori (a clan in Hawkes Bay) that in part will explore the role of these maps in contemporary land and resource planning as well as policy making.

Time: 12.30 pm Venue: CAEPR Seminar Room GO58, Ground Floor, Hanna Neumann Bldg #21, The Australian National University, Canberra Topic: Indigenous
More Information > Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research

Call For Papers Partnerships for Social Inclusion
CFP deadline, 31 July 2008 VIC
Partnerships for Social Inclusion to be held on October 15 and 16 at the Grand Hyatt, Melbourne. This conference is a collaboration between the CPP, the Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development and the OECD's Local Economic and Employment Development Program. Both the Call for Papers and Registrations are now open.

Topic: Social policy
More Information > Centre for Public Policy

Seminar Indigenous Health: Closing the Gap for Metropolitan Communities
Thursday 31 July, Sydney NSW
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has committed to 'closing the gap' on Indigenous health and disadvantage, but to date the focus has been primarily on the remote communities of the Northern Territory. The majority of Indigenous people live in heavily settled areas, where they form a small minority of the total population. Their disadvantage is just as great and their health care needs are just as serious as those in remote communities. 'Closing the gap' requires that we attend to the needs of all Indigenous people. These issues (and how to tackle them) will be addressed by: Dr Jenny Hunt, Public Health Medical Officer, Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council; Ms Lesley Podesta, First Assistant Secretary, Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Department of Health & Ageing; Ms Dea Delaney Thiele, CEO, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation; Moderated by Dr Lesley Russell, Menzies Foundation Fellow.

Time: 5:00pm for 5:30 start Venue: Bosch Lecture Theatre 1, Western Avenue, University of Sydney, Camperdown Campus Topic: Indigenous
More Information > Australian Health Policy Institute

Call For Papers Media, communications and public speech
Deadline: 1 August VIC
Papers are invited from researchers in law, media studies and related fields. Work is particularly welcome that focuses on interactions of media and communications law or policy and public speech. Such research might engage with: Content creation, use and re-use Copyright law, technology and control; Defamation and public debate; Digital worlds and publics; Free speech and media access; Futures of television; Journalism and popular media; Media representations of law; Privacy and publicity; Public interest in law and practice; Public media and public knowledge; Reporting courts; Trademarks and speech User-generated content. Please submit an abstract of up to 300 words including keywords and a biography of 100 words. Selected papers will be considered for publication in the Media & Arts Law Review.

Topic: Media, communications and cultural policy
More Information > Conference webpage, Centre for Media and Communications Law

Conference 2008 - From Babies to Blokes - The Making of Men
3-6 August, Fremantle WA
MAN, the Men's Advisory Network, Western Australia's peak men's organisation, will host their second national conference in Fremantle, Western Australia in August 2008. MAN is the peak body for service providers, organisations and individuals concerned with men's health, wellbeing and other issues affecting males of all ages in Western Australia, (www.man.org.au). This conference will be an important learning experience for all those who work with men and boys. A new understanding of manhood is essential to improving the wellbeing of the whole community.

Venue: Fremantle Esplanade Hotel Topic: Health
More Information > Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd

Seminar Performance standards and indicators: How do we improve tertiary education?
Monday 4 August, Melbourne VIC
This is the fourth seminar in the 'Investing in the Future: Renewing Australian Tertiary Education' public seminar series presented by the University of Melbourne. Looking beyond quality assurance mechanisms, this seminar focuses on strategies for improvement and on indicators of transparent outputs.

Time: 6.00pm - 8.30pm Venue: Woodward Conference Centre, Level 10, Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham St, Carlton Topic: Education
More Information > Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne

Symposium Pacific Islands Migration and Labour Mobility: Issues and Responses New Item

Wednesday 6 August, Melbourne VIC
At the Pacific Heads of Governments meeting in August 2008 Australia will respond to Pacific Islands' governments request on taking short term labour supply from Pacific countries. There is the view that there is a need for seasonal labour supply to meet unmet demand for labour in certain Australian industries. Some have argued this is the right gesture in encouraging concrete trade (labour) as opposed to overdependence on aid in the Pacific. Others are concerned that such an undertaking must be framed within a human rights framework. The symposium will address key issues and responses from key stakeholders.

Time: 9.15am Venue: Room T142 (Building T, on the first floor), Footscray Nicholson Campus, Victoria University Topic: Asia and the pacific
More Information > Institute for Community, Ethnicity and Policy Alternatives (ICEPA), Victoria University

Conference LGSA Water Management Conference 2008
13-15 August 2008, Ballina NSW
The Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW (LGSA)’ Water Management Conference is an annual event providing a forum for discussion on water supply, sewerage and broader water management issues affecting Local Government. The main focus of this year’s conference will be urban water reform and the inquiry into local water utilities in regional NSW. It will feature a keynote address by and panel session with the NSW Minister for Water, the Hon Nathan Rees MP. The conference attracts councillors and general managers, water managers and operational staff, government agencies and industry stakeholders from NSW and interstate.

Venue: Ballina RSL Club Topic: The environment
More Information > Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW

Public lecture Common Ground: political donations New Item

Wednesday 13 August, Sydney NSW
Common Ground is a public lecture series with a difference. Each event will bring together people from different worlds, opposing parties, or conflicting interest groups and invite them to talk about what they have in common. For our second Common Ground event, the Centre for Policy Development invites sharp-penned pundit *Janet Albrechtsen* (The Australian) and long-term environmental activist and founder of Democracy4Sale,* Lee Rhiannon MLC* (NSW Greens), to delve into the detail of political donations and campaign funding reform. *Registration essential*. See the CPD website for more details or email contact@cpd.org.au to reserve your seat.

Time: 5:30pm (for 6pm start) - 7:30pm Venue: Barnet Long Room, Customs House, Sydney Topic: Politics and government
More Information > The Centre for Policy Development

Call For Papers Globalising Religions & Cultures in the Asia Pacific, ARC-APFRN Signature Event 2008
Deadline: 15 August 2008 SA
To be held 1-5 December 2008. An interdisciplinary conference on religion and culture concerned with issues of globalisation and change, adaptation and hybridisation. Abstracts are invited relating to the key themes of: The current state of religions in the Asia-Pacific; Religious and Cultural Fundamentalisms; Religion, Violence and State Policies; Islamic Thinking at the Grassroots; The spread of religions within and from the Asia-Pacific; Missionaries to and from Asia; Popular Religions, Little Traditions and Cults; The Asianisation of Western Traditions; Asian Religions and the shaping of popular culture in Asia & around the world.

Venue: Adelaide University Topic: Asia and the pacific
More Information > Adelaide Asian Studies Group

Forum Apprenticeships: Sustaining Australia's skills base
Friday 15 August, Melbourne VIC
Drawing on new research by NCVER and others, the forum will explore the contribution apprenticeships make to Australia's skills base, and highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the current system to set the stage for a dialogue on the best way forward. The program includes presentations by well-known industry leaders and respected researchers, and a panel discussion featuring high-profile industry leaders. To register or for further information please visit NCVER's website.

Time: 9am Venue: Telstra Dome Topic: Employment and workplace relations
More Information > National Centre for Vocational Education Research

Call For Papers Judicial Reasoning: Art or Science?
Deadline: 15 August 2008 National
The conference is being jointly presented by the National Judicial College of Australia, the ANU College of Law and the Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences. The Conference will be held on Saturday 7 February and Sunday 8 February 2009 at the Australian National University in Canberra. Papers are sought which address the following topics: 1. Judicial reasoning - how judges make decisions: The influence of social changes; Judicial values; Impartiality and unconscious bias; Judicial reasoning in fundamental rights cases; Political influences on judges; Judicial perceptions of the expert witness. 2. The biology and psychology of judicial reasoning: Neuroscience, Psychology, Genetics, Decision science, Technology influencing judicial, reasoning, Computer assisted judging (sentencing databases), Interactive visual evidence, Science translation.

Topic: Citizenship and the law
More Information > National Judicial College of Australia

Conference SEGRA 2008
18-20 August 2008, Albury NSW
SEGRA 2008 will examine successful strategies to encourage creative solutions and successful case studies which exemplify innovation. SEGRA will also examine the organisations culture, skills and organisational capacity required to nurture creative solutions.

Closing date for paper submissions is 24 April 2008.
Closing date for registrations is 4 August 2008.

Venue: Albury Convention and Performing Arts Centre Topic: Economics and trade
More Information > SEGRA Secretariat

Public lecture Foenander Public Lecture: Forward with Fairness - A Business Perspective on Labor's Reform Agenda
20 August, Melbourne VIC
The Rudd Government came to office with a new industrial relations agenda and has established the Business Advisory Group as a key consultative body for the development of the substantive legislation to implement its ‘Forward with Fairness’ industrial relations policy. In this lecture, John W.H. Denton will highlight the aspects of the Government’s proposed new workplace relations system that matter most to larger employers – and that will enable them to obtain the flexibility they need to maintain a competitive advantage. He will also indicate the policy challenges before the new Government in translating its policy into legislation.

Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Prince Phillip Theatre, Architecture Bldg, University of Melbourne Topic: Employment and workplace relations
More Information > Centre for Human Resources Management, Department of Management and Marketing, The University of Melbourne

Public lecture Women's Suffrage in Victoria: Professor Patricia Grimshaw
22 August VIC
Women's suffrage in Victoria was protracted and bitterly contested. Pat Grimshaw is an expert on the struggle for suffrage in the Antipodes, including Victoria and New Zealand. She is the Max Crawford Professor of History at the University of Melbourne, and is currently working on a book entitled Balancing Acts: Women, Breadwinning and Childcare in Twentieth Century Australia.

Time: 12.30 to 1.30pm Venue: Room AS404, Swinburne University, Hawthorn Campus Topic: Citizenship and the law
More Information > Faculty of Life of Social Sciences, Swinburne University

Conference Learning about Parenting New Item

28-29 August Maquarie University Sydney NSW
CFRC's conference Learning about Parenting will feature Dr Carol Crill Russell, a researcher from Canada's Invest in Kids Foundation and Professor Cathrine Fowler, Professor in Child and Family Health Nursing at University of Technology Sydney. Presentations across the conference will address practice and research in Approaches to parent education Parent education provided explicitly, combined with other services and as co-constructed by practitioners and parents Parenting information for specific groups The finale will be a panel discussion of implications for policy in parent education. This conference will be of interest to professionals in the fields of health, education and social work and also to anyone working with families and young children.

Venue: Caltex Theatre MGSM Topic: Families and households and youth
More Information > Children and Families Research Centre MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY NSW

Festival Adult Learners' Week
1 September - 8 September 2008 National
A celebration of adult learning in Australia

Topic: Education
More Information > ALA

Conference Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Biennial Conference 2008
2 - 5 September, Alice Springs NT
The conference is expected to attract organisations and delegates from Australia and New Zealand as well as the Asia-Pacific region. The conference theme, dreaming08, will produce a program that empowers library and information professionals in the development, promotion and delivery of quality services in all sectors. It is expected that over 500 delegates will attend the ALIA 2008 Biennial Conference. They will be drawn to the conference by a varied and stimulating program, a unique trade exhibition, a fun and different social program and by the opportunity to spend some time in a fascinating part of the country.

Venue: Alice Springs Convention Centre Topic: Media, communications and cultural policy
More Information > ALIA

Conference 12th National Conference on Volunteering
3 - 5 September, Gold Coast QLD
The theme of the 12th National Conference on Volunteering is Catch the New Waves. This conference will explore the current and emerging trends in volunteering. The 3 sub-themes that will be fully discussed and debated are: The shift in the way people are volunteering; Flexibility in management; The changing demographics of volunteering.

Venue: Radisson Resort, Gold Coast Topic: None
More Information > Volunteering Australia Conference

Conference 9th National Mediation Conference
10-12 September, Perth WA
The 9th National Mediation Conference will be held in Perth, Western Australia in September 2008. The conference is widely acknowledged as the leading Australian gathering of mediation practitioners, researchers and trainers. Delegates from industry, the community sector and government, will join eminent Australian and international mediation professionals to continue the development of mediation and related processes. The Call for Papers is available online for those wishing to submit a paper.

Venue: Hyatt Regency Perth Hotel Topic: Health
More Information > Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd

Conference ANZSOG Annual Conference 2008 - Making Federalism Work
Thursday 11 - Friday 12 September, Melbourne VIC
This conference will take a longer-term, very practical view of the challenges and strategies of effective federalism. You will see high quality, senior level strategic thinkers, providing both practical and case-based presentations, and have opportunities for discussion and networking. Politicians, top executives and policy leaders from each jurisdiction and sector have offered to present at the conference. Confirmed speakers include: John Brumby, MP, Premier of Victoria; Sir Rod Eddington, Chair, Infrastructure Australia; Terry Moran, AO, Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Mike Rann, MP, Premier of South Australia; Wayne Swan, MP, Federal Treasurer.

Time: 8.00am Venue: Crown Promenade Hotel Melbourne Topic: Politics and government
More Information > Australia and New Zealand School of Government

Conference National Indigenous Legal Conference
12 & 13 September, Melbourne VIC
The third annual National Indigenous Legal Conference is being held in Melbourne on September 12 and 13. Speakers include Justice Michael Kirby and the honourable Rob Hulls. Following the conclusion of the conference, the inaugual National Indigenous Legal Ball will be held at the prestigious Melbourne Town Hall.

Venue: RACV Club Topic: Indigenous
More Information > Indigenous Law Students and Lawyers Association of Victoria-Tarwirri

Conference Digital Content Creation: Creativity, Competence, Critique - The second international DREAM conference
18 - 20 September, Denmark International
This conference will present and discuss the most advanced and exciting research on digital content creation, its socio-cultural contexts and educational consequences. A major aim of the conference is to bring together an international forum of scholars from a range of disciplines including media and ICT studies, education, psychology, anthropology, sociology and cultural studies - and to promote dialogue within and across research traditions. We also aim to develop dialogue between researchers, educators and producers of new learning resources.

Venue: University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Topic: Media, communications and cultural policy
More Information > Dream conference website

Conference Web Directions South
23 - 26 September, Sydney NSW
30 sessions, 10 international speakers, 3 tracks, 5 workshops, 4 very full days covering the technologies, techniques and strategies you need to build the best possible web sites and applications. Add plenty of networking and social events, engaging hallway conversations, an expo of highly relevant products and services, and switched on professionals just like you from all over the world, and you get the "best conference ever!"

Venue: Parkside Auditorium, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Topic: None
More Information > Web directions south

Seminar What is "Open Education" and what does it mean for the future of learning?
Tuesday 23 September, Brisbane QLD
CCI and the The Open Access to Knowledge (OAK) Law Project of Queensland University of Technology present a free seminar with leading international and national experts. Featuring guest speaker Melissa Hagemann (pictured right) from the Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network.

Time: 2 - 5 pm Venue: OJW ROOM - S Block Level 12, QUT Garden Point Campus Topic: Media, communications and cultural policy
More Information > ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI)

Conference Open Access and Research Conference 2008
24 - 25 September, Brisbane QLD
This exciting international conference is a must-attend event for researchers, academics, educators. Anyone with interests and expertise in open access that recognises the need to remain current in this highly progressive field should attend. Attendees will benefit from encountering new ideas, forming research networks and taking part in stimulating discussion that aims to inspire and inform.

Venue: Stamford Plaza, Brisbane, Australia Topic: Media, communications and cultural policy
More Information > Open Access to Knowledge (OAK) Law

Conference eResearch Australasia 2008
29 September - 3 October, Melbourne VIC
eResearch Australasia 2008 will be held 29 September - 1 October in Melbourne, Australia, with workshops following on 2 and 3 October. The conference will feature speakers and demonstrations from the Australian and international eResearch community and will provide: * A catalyst for innovation and collaboration, by bringing together the architects, builders, users, and managers of eResearch infrastructures and services; * A forum to support the development, enhancement, and harmonisation of national, regional, and discipline-specific eResearch infrastructures and services; * A showcase for innovative science and research enabled through these technologies and services.

Venue: Sebel and Citigate Hotels, Albert Park, Vic Topic: Media, communications and cultural policy
More Information > eResearch conference website

Forum Communications Policy & Research 2008
29-30 September, Sydney NSW
Interest areas include ICT, digital media, telecommunications, broadcasting, communications culture, Internet and e-commerce. It is a research-oriented forum open to all viewpoints; a co-operative effort by a number of policy and research centres.

The attendance for this annual gathering of people with a serious interest in communications has grown by over 40 per cent in each of the last two years. In 2007 were 75 speakers or authors, and 23 sessions filling two days. We expect this year's to grow even more, because broadband and the digital economy have become national priorities. Areas to be featured include:

* Digital television, radio and online media
* Telecoms and media economics, structures
* Quality of journalism in new and old media
* Mobile and wireless networks and cultures
* User-led innovation and DIY media forms
* Internet communities, worlds, blogs and wikis
* Broadband, uses, users and infrastructure
* Consumer preferences and needs among the new platforms

Cost: $450 per person, including lunch and refreshments on both days. For inquiries about registration and attendance: c.abad@networkinsight.org or phone 02 9230 4262.

Venue: University of Technology, Broadway, Sydney Topic: Media, communications and cultural policy
More Information > Communications Policy & Research Forum

Conference Participatory Design Conference (PDC)
30 September - 4 October, USA International
The conference theme for this Participatory Design Conference, PDC 2008, is Experiences and Challenges. Join us to celebrate two decades of biennial PDCs. We invite you to reflect on past experiences and review the important lessons we have learned so as to better meet the new challenges of the future. What are the important trends, phenomena, developments, and views on participation and design etc., which in so many different ways challenge our traditions, our experiences and/or the current ‘wisdom’ within the field?

Venue: Indiana University Topic: None
More Information > Indiana University

Seminar Transitions from the work force
Tuesday 30 September, Sydney NSW
PRESENTER: Emeritus Professor Sol Encel, Visiting Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW. ABSTRACT: Population ageing entails the ageing of the labour force. Consequently, the issue of labour force participation by mature age workers has attracted increasing attention in the past 20-30 years, especially as those born in the peak years of the baby boom generation are now moving into their 60s. Since the 1990s, there has been increasing emphasis by Australian governments on the need to retain older workers in the labour force, especially given the prospect of declining numbers of school leavers entering the labour market as a result of a low birth rate.

Time: 12.30pm Venue: Level 2, Room 250, Robert Webster Building (G14), UNSW Topic: Social policy
More Information > Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC)

Conference AWE National Conference 2008: "Choices Chances and Opportunities: Women and Girls in the 21st Century"
Wed 1 Oct - Fri 3 Oct 2008, Cairns QLD
The Conference will focus on: • Education • Career • Lifestyles • Morals and Ethics This conference challenges women in their personal, career and community life to support girls' education and women's career pathways; • To explore options • To identify choices • To recognise and act on opportunities • To be risk takers • To accept challenges • To provide active and supportive leadership • To influence their community positively • To be empowered to make informed and ethical choices • To continue to be open to new possibilities and opportunities. • To participate fully in education and society generally

Time: 9.00AM - 4.30 PM 1 - 3 Oct 2008 Venue: Pacific International Hotel, Esplanade, Cairns, Qld 4870 Australia Topic: Education
More Information > AWE Peninsula Branch, National Conference Planning Committee PO Box 5891, Cairns Qld 4870

Seminar The dynamics of receipt of social assistance benefits in the United Kingdom
Wednesday 1 October, Sydney NSW
PRESENTER: Professor Stephen Jenkins, Director, Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Essex. ABSTRACT: Over the last fifteen years, the proportion of British adults of working age in a family receiving social assistance benefits has declined, reflecting primarily a decline in the annual entry rate (exit rates remained much the same). We model these dynamics using dynamic binary random effects probit models applied to data from the British Household Panel Survey, survey years 1991-2005. We contrast the impacts on transition rates of demographic factors such as lone parenthood and the presence of young children, educational qualifications, and macro-level factors such as local labour market tightness.

Time: 12.30pm Venue: Level 2, Room 250, Robert Webster Building (G14), UNSW Topic: Social policy
More Information > Social Policy Research Centre

Festival Art at the heart: Regional Arts Australia national conference
3 - 5 October, Alice Springs NT
The sixth biennial Regional Arts Australia national conference will be presented by Regional Arts Australia and the Northern Territory Government through Arts NT, in collaboration with the host town of Alice Springs. After the success of the Pacific Edge in Mackay in 2006, art at the heart promises to be another great event embracing the theme - part conference, part festival – all art, to deliver the very best in regional arts performance and practice.

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