Australian Government Publications
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Download (Size) | Download (Size) | Date | Publication description |
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| A Stronger Fairer Australia (Brochure) | PDF (1.72 MB) | RTF (167.74 KB) | 2009 | |
| A Stronger Fairer Australia (Report) | PDF (3.69 MB) | RTF (819.89 KB) | 2009 |
Building a stronger and fairer Australia through a new approach to reducing disadvantage and increasing national prosperity |
| Family Joblessness in Australia | PDF (642.91 KB) | RTF (3.53 MB) | 2009 |
This paper reviews the research on jobless families, and considers the evidence that can account for persistent joblessness and the need for policy that addresses both the adequacy of income and the effectiveness of employment services. |
| Foundations for a Stronger, Fairer Australia | PDF (1.99 MB) | RTF (196.59 KB) | 2011 | |
| Indigenous Social Exclusion | PDF (290.44 KB) | RTF (96.23 KB) | 2009 |
This paper presents statistical data on the many dimensions of social exclusion experienced by Indigenous people and the policy challenges in this arena. |
| Intergenerational Disadvantage | PDF (257.89 KB) | RTF (78.83 KB) | ||
| Jobless Families in Australia | PDF (254.52 KB) | RTF (91.03 KB) | 2009 |
This paper reviews the data on the prevalence of jobless families, and considers the personal and societal costs and possible policy responses. |
| Markedly Socially Disadvantaged Localities in Australia: Their Nature and Possible Remediation | PDF (267.21 KB) | RTF (87.64 KB) | 2009 |
This paper discusses the evidence for the existence of socially disadvantaged locations and shows that these areas are characterised by more than just economic disadvantage - social cohesion of the community is also important. |
| Social Exclusion and Early Childhood Development | PDF (301.8 KB) | RTF (126.07 KB) | 2009 |
This paper presents an overview of the evidence showing that there are well-supported economic and social benefits of early education. Unfortunately the evidence also indicates that those most in need of this early education to help them in the long-term are the ones least likely to get it. |
| Social Inclusion Principles | PDF (112.11 KB) | RTF (71.14 KB) | 2008 | |
| Social Inclusion Principles for Australia | PDF (98.9 KB) | RTF (69.83 KB) | 2009 |
Social Inclusion Principles for Australia |
| Social Inclusion: Origins, Concepts and Key Themes | PDF (443.93 KB) | RTF (355.72 KB) | 2008 |
This paper highlights some of the definitional, conceptual and historical foundations of the concept of social inclusion.
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| Strengths-based Approaches to Service Delivery | PDF (865.38 KB) | RTF (113 KB) | 2011 |
Strengths-based approaches may assist service delivery agencies and organisations to focus their services to enhance the capabilities of vulnerable clients. |
| The Australian Public Service Social Inclusion Policy Design and Delivery Toolkit | PDF (1.16 MB) | RTF (171.65 KB) | 2009 |
A practical guide to the design and delivery of socially inclusive policy that all Commonwealth agencies are required to apply. |
| The Origins, Meaning, Definition and Economic Implications of the Concept of Social Inclusion/ Exclusion | PDF (366.28 KB) | RTF (212.86 KB) | 2009 |
This paper reviews the developments in understandings of social exclusion and inclusion, and major European indicators. |
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