A tale of three Januarys. Policy attitudes and trust and confidence in institutions during the bushfire and pandemic periods
Seminar
This paper reports on the analysis of a set of representative surveys of the Australian population (the ANUpoll series of surveys) to examine the changes policy attitudes and trust and confidence in institutions over three Januarys – January 2020 at the height of the Black Summer bushfire crisis,…
The Australian Journal of Social Issues Presents: Mental health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia
Webinar/Online
About this event Mental health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia during COVID-19 Speakers: Dr Kate Derry, Dr Joanna Alexi, and Dr Jemma Collova Global research from pandemics indicates that an upsurge in the number and severity of mental health…
Gambling harm experienced by children of parents who gamble
Seminar
ABSTRACT: Problem gambling is strongly associated with negative family functioning, but relatively little is known about specific impacts of parental problem gambling on child wellbeing. In this seminar, I present recent data from an Australian online survey of parents (problem gamblers and non-…
Seminar: Digital trace data collection through data donation
Seminar
ABSTRACT: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) grants all natural persons within the EU the right to an electronic copy of their personal data as collected by data controllers upon request. All major data controllers comply with this right by providing their clients with a so…
Seminar: Gender Differences in the Effects of School Starting Age on Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills
Seminar
ABSTRACT: We investigate the impact of school-starting-age on cognitive and non-cognitive skills of boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 16. Using Australian data, we are able to distinguish school-starting-age effects from age-at-test effects. Results point to large and significant gender…
Seminar: Using longitudinal data to support improved educational outcomes for young people experiencing disadvantage
Seminar
ABSTRACT: The Smith Family is a national children’s charity focussed on supporting disadvantaged children to participate and succeed in education over the long-term. It is currently supporting 58,000 financially disadvantaged children and young people through its long-term educational scholarship…
Seminar: Unpacking Australian social housing policy: Reified scarcity & the problem space of ‘need’
Seminar
ABSTRACT: This paper analyses how social housing provision is governed in Australia. Social housing is today a highly residualised sector due to a combination of declining public investment and the intensified targeting of available stock to households with the greatest need. I argue that…