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New Research

Pathways through aged care services: a first look

26 October 2009Analysis of care pathways provides information that is useful to both policy planners and service providers alike.

An Aboriginal family and community healing program in metropolitan Adelaide

26 October 2009This paper describes and evaluates the process, impacts and outcomes of a program designed to develop effective responses to family violence that took into account the complexities within Aboriginal families and communities.

Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2007-08

26 October 2009This report presents data on publicly funded alcohol and other drug treatment services and their clients.

Online counselling, therapy and dispute resolution

20 October 2009This report outlines a range of benefits and challenges related to online therapy.

Return on investment 2: evaluating the cost-effectiveness of needle and syringe programs in Australia 2009

20 October 2009Investment in needle and syringe programs over the period 2000-09 resulted in an estimated 32,050 HIV infections and 96,667 HCV infections averted, substantial healthcare cost savings to government, and substantial gains in disability-adjusted life years, according to this report.
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Disability

What's next for welfare-to-work

19 October 2009This paper argues that policymakers should draw lessons from both the successes and failures of past welfare reform to ensure that any short-term rise in unemployment is not the catalyst for an explosion in long-termwelfare dependence.

Trends in estimated alcohol-attributable deaths and hospitalisations in Australia, 1996-2005

12 October 2009The number of Australians hospitalised for preventable injuries and illnesses caused by risky drinking has risen by a third in a decade, and there are indications that this trend is set to continue.

National arts and disability strategy

12 October 2009This strategy sets out a vision for improving access and participation in the artistic and cultural activities for people with disabilities.

Mental health

In their own words: Insights into the concerns of young Australians

16 October 2009This report examines the issues of concern to young Australians today.

Drama as a means of preventing post-traumatic stress following trauma within a community

18 September 2009This paper discusses an applied use of drama, that of drama therapy, in preventing the onslaught of symptoms following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Towers in New York City on September 11, 2001.

Commentary

Resilient and resourceful young people - an Australian National Youth Strategy?

19 October 2009There is increasing global awareness of the need to improve life chances for all young people.

Tell it like it is

13 October 2009Bonuses for hospitals need careful consideration, given the perverse incentives they can create, writes Julie Foreman

An end and a beginning

01 October 2009Misunderstandings about organ transplants are contributing to our unsustainably low donor rates, writes surgeon Chris Merry in Inside Story
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Audio

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.

Indigenous eye health pioneer Hugh Taylor reflects on NT Intervention, two years on

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28 September 2009A leading Melbourne University health expert says one of the main benefits of the NT Intervention has been getting Indigenous health back on the agenda as a major social justice issue in Australia.

Drugs and alcohol

Video

Change the 'lock em up' mentality

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23 October 2009Ted Wilkes, Chair, National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee, speaks about alcohol use in Indigenous Communities and the links between self esteem, substance abuse and incarceration. The Australian Drug Foundation's conference Thinking Drinking 3 held in Brisbane in August 2009, looked at the role of alcohol in entertainment, violence and crime, the night-time economy, marketing, taxation, competition policy, alcogenic environments and more. 9.59 minutes

Alcohol and culture change: Current challenges and conundrums

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16 October 2009Anne Roche, Director, National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University speaks about evidenced based culture change versus intuition and commonsense in the campaign to fight alcohol based social problems.

Wellbeing

Nutrition and preventative health in Indigenous futures

19 October 2009This report outlines the issues and outcomes resulting from the 3rd National Indigenous Science and Research Roundtable in August 2009 in Adelaide.

Websites

Indigenous portal

21 September 2009The Indigenous portal provides up to date information on programs and services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Austral Peace and Security Network

21 September 2009Austral Peace and Security Network (APSNet) Bulletin covers critical national and regional security issues, broadly understood, in Australia and the surrounding region.

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.

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Books

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.
Who's Your City? How the Creative Economy is Making Where You Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life

Who's Your City? How the Creative Economy is Making Where You Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life

  • Richard Florida
  • Basic Books, distributed in Australia by Palgrave Macmillan
Who's Your City? is the first book to report on the growing body of research on what qualities of cities and towns actually make people happy in their lives.

Noticeboard

Antenna dangers shown through online tool
08 October 2009

Swinburne University, together with EM Software and Systems, has developed an online tool that will allow users to calculate exclusion zones around antennas where radiation levels exceed safety standard limits.

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.

Money and Mental Illness survey
31 March 2009

SANE Australia is conducting a new research survey and wants to know what people with first-hand experience of mental illness have to say about money.

Policy Guides

Privacy regulation across Australia

An annually updated guide to privacy legislation from Privacy Victoria.

28-09-09

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