Edited by the Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology

New Research

Medication use for arthritis and osteoporosis

Medication use for arthritis and osteoporosis

26 February 2010This report provides information on what medicines Australians are using to manage their musculoskeletal problems, how much these medicines cost them and trends in the prescription of newer medicines.
The role of vocational education and training in the labour market outcomes of people with disabilities

The role of vocational education and training in the labour market outcomes of people with disabilities

19 February 2010This report finds that for people who are not working, completing a VET qualification increases the chance of employment and more so for people with a disability.
What would it take? Employer perspectives on employing people with a disability

What would it take? Employer perspectives on employing people with a disability

15 February 2010While employers are positive about employing people with a disability, they lack confidence in dealing with specific disability employment issues.

Report on government services 2010

29 January 2010This review provides information on the effectiveness and efficiency of government services in Australi.

The Brotherhood's social barometer: living the second fifty years

28 January 2010Using national data, this fourth social barometer concentrates on the different experiences of retirement and ageing and the distinctive policy responses required for this phase of life.

interACT resource kit

  • Claudia Chidiac, Eleanor Winkler
  • interACT
27 January 2010The interACT Resource Kit has been designed to assist those who want to work in integrated performance settings.

Mental health

Framework for measuring wellbeing: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 2010

05 March 2010This publication describes a framework to map statistical information about Indigenous people, in the context of the interrelationships with their social and physical environments.

Living on the edge: social and emotional wellbeing risk and protective factors for serious psychological distress among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

04 March 2010This paper has been prepared to generate discussion around the determinants of Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing.

Commentary

Responding more effectively to chronic pain

17 March 2010The National Pain Summit took up the challenge of improving the way the system deals with pain, writes Maiy Azize

Why primary health care reform should top the COAG agenda

19 February 2010And it might even help 'fix' hospitals, writes Hal Swerissen in Croakey

Barring disabled migrants makes Australia the loser

06 February 2010We need to stop rejecting human difference at the border, writes Alecia Simmonds in the National Times

Audio

Working together for a better health care system

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20 November 2009Research findings and government reports indicate Australia's primary health care workforce is facing significant challenges and is lagging behind in its use of teamwork approaches.

Second Life's other life

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19 October 2009Second Life (the 3-D virtual world) is having a renaissance -- it's shaping up as an important research and educational tool.

Video

The brain that changes itself

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21 September 2009The cliche that you can't teach an old dog new tricks may soon be obsolete. The more we learn about the human brain, the more we understand the potential that it has to change, adapt and grow.

Wellbeing

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.

Websites

Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)

27 January 2010The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) develops strategies, guidelines, and resources to help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities.

Croakey: the Crikey health blog

25 August 2009The Croakey blog is a forum for debate and discussion about health issues and policy.

People with Disability Australia

24 August 2009People with Disability Australia Incorporated (PWD) is a national peak disability rights and advocacy organisation. Its primary membership is made up of people with disability and organisations primarily constituted by people with disability.

Events

Conference
25 Mar 2010 - 26 Mar 2010
Sydney
Conference
25 Mar 2010 - 26 Mar 2010
Sydney

Books

The Australian Long Story

The Australian Long Story

  • Editor: Mandy Sayer
  • Penguin Australia
In this collection, acclaimed writer Mandy Sayer brings together nine of the best Australian examples of the long story - tales that combine the intensity of the short story with the complexity of a novel.

Australasian Journal of ArtsHealth

  • ArtsHealth Centre for Research and Practice, University of Newcastle
The Australasian Journal of ArtsHealth (AJAH) is a new, international, blind-peer-reviewed electronic journal providing an outlet for researchers and practitioners working in the broad areas arts and health.

Policy Guides

This guide provides practical and long-term ways for artists and arts organisations to enhance their access, market their events to the disabled community and build new audiences.

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