Research events: previous years
Research events 2008
Parliamentary inquiry report into Local Economic Development in Outer Suburban Melbourne
Don Nardella MP and David Hodgett MP, Parliament of Victoria
20 November 2008
David Hodgett MP & Don Nardella MP - presentation
Dementia – what causes it and what can we do to help?
Professor David Ames and Dr Briony Dow, National Ageing Research Institute
6 November 2008
David Ames' presentation
Briony Dow's presentation - Dementia Resource Guide
Rewriting the rules? Diversity and inclusion in youth participation
Dr Ariadne Vromen, Senior Lecturer, Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
Thursday 30 October 2008
Ariadne Vromen's presentation
Is Australia culturally attuned to social inclusion and mobility?
Professor Alan Hayes, Director, Australian Institute of Family Studies
23 October 2008
Alan Hayes' presentation
From exclusion to inclusion? Reflections on the Celtic Tiger
Maura Adshead and Chris McInerney, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick
17 October 2008
Maura Adshead & Chris McInerney's presentation
Social connectedness and public policy
Associate Professor Jenny Lewis, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne
9 October 2008
Jenny Lewis' presentation
Retirement income policy in Australia
Professor Allan Borowski, School of Social Work and Social Policy, La Trobe University
2 October 2008
Allan Borowski's presentation
Local Learning and Employment Networks: why, how and what now?
Dr Annelies Kamp, Research and Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Laurence
25 September 2008
Annelies Kamp's presentation
Financial capability: a view from the margins of the ‘money system’
Dr Kathy Landvogt, Social Policy Research Unit, Good Shepherd Youth and Family Service
18 September 2008
Kathy Landvogt's presentation
Energy efficiency social enterprises in the UK: How approaches to reduce fuel poverty have become a key aspect of socially equitable responses to climate change in the UK
Bruce Thompson, Moreland Energy Foundation Ltd
4 September 2008
Bruce Thompson's presentation
Bruce Thompson's paper
Towards ‘cultural inclusion’ within the social inclusion model
Emeritus Professor Michael Clyne, Brotherhood of St Laurence, University of Melbourne and Monash University
28 August 2008
Michael Clyne's presentation
The challenges of ageing and the needs of carers
Dr Ruth Bright, University of New England, NSW
21 August 2008
Ruth Bright's seminar notes
Indigenous social inclusion and economic development
Warren Mundine, AIMM MAICD – Chief Executive Officer NTSCORP Ltd
19 June 2008 note no paper
Indigenous livelihoods and well-being: beyond just training and employment
Metta Young, Centre for Appropriate Technology, Alice Springs
BSL respondents: Nick Hannett, Economic Development Coordinator, STEP, and Malvina Moffatt, Employment and Training Field Officer, STEP
12 June 2008
Metta Young's presentation
Malvina Moffatt and Nick Hannett's presentation
Tackling fuel poverty in the UK – the role of energy efficiency
Gill Owen, Warwick University Business School, UK
6 June 2008
Gill Owen's presentation
Racism and the health of Indigenous Australians
Dr Yin Paradies, Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research and the University of Melbourne
22 May 2008
Yin Paradies' presentation
Social policy and building a culture of applied human rights
Professor Rob Watts, Social Policy, RMIT University
8 May 2008
Rob Watts' seminar paper
The parameters of social inclusion in Australia: on social exclusion, social justice, homelessness, family violence and sexual assault
Dr Zoë Morrison, Coordinator of the Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault (ACSSA), Australian Institute of Family Studies
17 April 2008
Zoe Morrison's presentation
The changing face of welfare and the impact on child poverty
Kate Green, Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group, UK
7 April 2008
Kate Green's seminar paper
The politics of welfare state retrenchment: New Zealand in comparative perspective
Dr Peter Starke, Universität Bremen, Germany
27 March 2008
Peter Starke's presentation
Topping up low wages: how the Australian approach to in-work benefits has evolved
Jocelyn Pech, Australian Fair Pay Commission Secretariat
13 March 2008
(Jocelyn Pech's presentation is available on request.)
New Labour, older people and the search for social equity
Dr Kirk Mann, School of Sociology and Social Policy, Leeds University
Thursday 6 March 2008
Kirk Mann's presentation
Kirk Mann's seminar paper
Welfare reform in the UK
Professor Paul Gregg, Economics, Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK
25 February 2008
Paul Gregg's presentation
McJobs, Workfirst and lone mothers: the Canadian experience
Professor Pat Evans, Carleton University, Canada
Respondent Dr Kay Cook, Deakin University
14 February 2008
Pat Evans' presentation
Pat Evans' paper
Kay Cook's presentation in response
Kay Cook's paper
Research events 2007
Only seminars from which presentations are available online are listed here
Welfare fraud and welfare fiction
Dr Greg Marston, School of Social Work and Applied Human Science, University of Queensland
29 November 2007
Greg Marston's presentation
Starting Strong II: The OECD report on Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)
Professor Collette Tayler, School of Early Childhood, QUT
15 November 2007
Collette Tayler's presentation
The role of the third sector: creating a voice for the excluded
Professor Paul Smyth and Ms Cath Scarth, Brotherhood of St Laurence
25 October 2007
Paul Smyth's seminar paper
Smyth & Scarth's presentation
Community development
Dr Mark Rose, Director of the Centre for Indigenous Education, University of Melbourne
11 October 2007
Mark Rose's seminar paper
The grass-roots in the crown: committees of management of public reserves as enduring micro-democracy
Arnaud Gallois, PhD student in the School of Political Science, Criminology and Sociology at the University of Melbourne
4 October 2007
Arnaud Gallois' presentation
How statutory and non-statutory child welfare workers perceive their relationships with each other’s agencies
Professor Gabrielle Meagher, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
30 September 2007
Gabrielle Meagher's presentation presentation is based on research she has conducted in collaboration with Associate Professor Karen Healy at the University of Queensland.
The new ageing poor
Associate Professor Gerry Naughtin, La Trobe University and Brotherhood of St Laurence
13 September 2007
Gerry Naughtin's presentation
Transport and access issues for young people in Australia
Professor Graham Currie, Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University
6 September 2007
Graham Currie's presentation
Case study of a community building demonstration project
Rob Nabben, Research and Social Policy Unit, Melbourne Citymission
30 August 2007
Rob Nabben's presentation
Rob Nabben's seminar notes
Recent trends in child poverty in OECD countries - how does Australia compare?
Dr Peter Whiteford, Principal Administrator, Social Policy Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris
16 August 2007
Peter Whiteford's presentation
Cross-sector partnerships for building assets with people on low incomes: an exploration of Victorian experiences
Ms Ingrid Burkett, independent researcher with 'Local Change Works'
9 August 2007 2007
Ingrid Burkett's presentation
Faith-based agencies in partnership with the welfare state: perils and possibilities
Professor John Tropman, Professor of Nonprofit Management, and Adjunct Professor of Management and Organizations, at the University of Michigan, USA
Thursday 31 May 2007
John Tropman's presentation
Life chances and youth participation
Janet Taylor & Lucy Nelms, Brotherhood of St Laurence
17 May 2007
Janet Taylor & Lucy Nelms' study
NGOs and global influence
Serena Lillywhite, Manager Ethical Business, Brotherhood of St Laurence
10 May 2007
Serena Lillywhite's presentation
Trends in public opinion towards welfare in Australia
Presented by Dr Shaun Wilson, Lecturer in the Sociology Department of Macquarie University
3 May 2007
Shaun Wilson's presentation
50 years of ACOSS
Presented by Dr Philip Mendes, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work at Monash University.
19 April 2007
Philip Mendes' talk
Influencing public policy through research: but what about democracy?
Presented by Dr Tom Davis, lecturer in public policy at the School of Political Science, Criminology and Sociology, University of Melbourne
12 April 2007
Tom Davis presentation
The rising competition for university in Melbourne, and its impact on disadvantaged students
Presented by Daniel Edwards, Research Fellow in the Centre for Population and Urban Research and a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at Monash University.22 March 2007
Daniel Edwards' paper
Daniel Edwards' PowerPoint slides
What does it mean to think about homelessness?
Presented by Andrew Hollows, Manager of Research and Policy, Hanover Welfare Services15 March 2007
Andrew Hollows' PowerPoint presentation
Thinking about research, thinking about homelessness - Andrew Hollows' notes