The morbid effects associated with racism experienced by immigrants: Findings from Australia
Author/editor: Dunn K, Paradies, Y, Atie, R, Priest, N
Year published: 2016
Racism can be defined as the avoidable and unfair inequalities in power, resources, capacities and opportunities across racial or ethnic groups, occurring through stereotypes, prejudices, violence or discrimination that range from racial slurs to deeply embedded inequities in social systems and…
The role of natural capital in supporting national income and social welfare
Author/editor: Ambrey, C, Fleming, C & Manning, M.
Year published: 2016
Using life satisfaction as a proxy for social welfare, this study contributes to the extant literature by empirically demonstrating that natural capital contributes to social welfare, functioning in part through increasing national income and in part through its direct effect on life satisfaction;…
Wages, government payments, and other income of indigenous and non-indigenous Australians
Author/editor: Howlett, M, Gray, M & Hunter, B.
Year published: 2016
This paper compares the level and source of income for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians using data from the 2011 wave of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA). Three sources of income are considered: wages and salaries; government benefits; and income from…
Whiteness and national identity: teacher discourses in Australian primary schools
Author/editor: Walton J, Priest, N, Kowal, E, et al.
Year published: 2016
The study examines how white teachers talked to children about national identity and cultural diversity by drawing on qualitative research with eight- to 12-year-old students and their teachers from four Australian primary schools with different racial, ethnic and cultural demographics. Despite a…
Who cares and does it matter for the labour market?: A longitudinal analysis of the labour force status of indigenous and non-indigenous carers
Author/editor: Hunter, B, Gray, M & Crawford. H
Year published: 2016
Indigenous Australians experience higher rates of severe or profound disability than other Australians and the gap in rates of disability between Indigenous and non- Indigenous Australians increases with age. The relatively high rates of disability amongst the Indigenous population lead to…
Yarning up with Koori Kids – Hearing the voices of urban Aboriginal children about their health and wellbeing
Author/editor: Priest, N, Thompson, L, Mackean, T, Baker, A & Waters, E.
Year published: 2016
Objective: Australian Indigenous children experience some of the most substantial health inequalities globally. In this context, research regarding their health and well-being has overemphasised physical illnesses with limited exploration of a diverse range of dimensions and determinants,…
100 years of the minimum wage and the Australian tax and transfer system: what has happened, what have we learnt and what are the challenges?
Author/editor: Bray, J.R.
Year published: 2015
The Australian minimum wage, as with Commonwealth income tax, had its origin in the early decades of federation. This article reviews the development of these, along with government transfers, to find whether, in the lessons of the past 100 years, there may be insights into the challenges for the…