Working poverty, social exclusion and destitution: an empirical study
Author/editor: Gangopadhyay P, Shankar, S, & Rahman, M
Year published: 2014
Highlights We argue that low wages can create and perpetuate destitution among the working poor. Our index of destitution offers insights into the causes and consequences of destitution. We discuss the factors that can help the working poor to avoid the traps of destitution. Abstract In…
Attitudes to electoral reform
Year published: 2013
Jobs up, climate change down in public eye.Public concern about the economy and job security has doubled since 2010, while concern about global warming has halved.More than half of the people surveyed in the latest ANUpoll listed the economy and jobs among the most important issues Australia is…
Perceptions of Corruption and Ethical Conduct
Year published: 2012
The media, trade unions and political parties top the list of institutions the public perceives to be the most corrupt and in which they have the least confidence, while 43 per cent of Australians believe that the level of corruption in Australia has increased, according to the latest ANUpoll…
Attitudes to Government and Government Services
Year published: 2011
Key points summaryAttitudes to Government and Government servicesSatisfaction with democracy in Australia remains high by international standards, though it is lower in 2010 and 2011 than in the earlier part of the decade.The lower levels of satisfaction with democracy in 2010 and 2011 are…
Cautious support for gambling regulation
Year published: 2011
The public sees pokies as part of the problem, and government regulation as part of the solution, according to the tenth ANU Poll.The poll, Public Opinion on Gambling, took a snapshot of Australian attitudes towards gambling and potential government regulation. It found there was considerable…
Society saved by the social network
Year published: 2011
Increased use of the Internet is leading to a more politically engaged and socially inclusive society, according to the ninth ANU Poll.The poll, The Internet and Civil Society, shows that far from increasing social isolation because users are in front of a computer screen, the Internet is actually…
ANU Poll tracks population growing pains
Year published: 2010
More than half of Australians want the country’s population to stay at or go below current levels according to the seventh ANU Poll.The poll, Public opinion towards population growth in Australia, took a wide-ranging snapshot of Australian attitudes towards population policy, environment and…