In Australia, the poverty line is calculated using the same standards applied by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which stipulate that anyone who has an income of less than 50 percent of the average annual income is determined to be living in poverty. From the ...
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"It is completely inappropriate to detain these children in punitive, rather than rehabilitative, conditions. They are essentially being punished for being poor and in most cases, prison will only aggravate the cycle of violence, poverty and crime." She also deplored the living conditions of the ...
In this article the incidence of poverty among the young is explained in terms of their labour force experience, educational attainment, gender, and living arrangements. The availability of the Australian Longitudinal Survey data enables the incomes of individuals to be related to many other socioecon...
Implications of developments in telecommunications for Indigenous people in remote and rural Australia This paper considers the implications of changes in the technological and regulatory environment in the telecommunications industry in Australia for Indigenous Australians living in remote and rural areas. Thi...
followed a different path compared to non-indigenous groups living in the same area with higher mortality rates, shortened life expectancy at birth, poverty, and increased vulnerability to diseases (=-=McCalman et al. 2009-=-; Gracey and King 2009; Stephens et al...
Australia’s Chargé D’Affaires to Fiji, John Williams highlighted that for Australia, Vuvale is a cultural shift, recognising not just the importance of Fiji to national interests, but also the need to engage each other in spirit of genuine two-way partnership. ...
p pBackground/p pOne group often identified as having low socioeconomic status, those living in remote or rural areas, are often recognised as bearing an unequal burden of illness in society. This paper aims to examine equity of utilisation of general practitioner services in Australia./p pMeth...
Respondents (n = 8,881) were community-dwelling older people (65 years and older) living independently in New South Wales, Australia, randomly sampled to participate in a computer-assisted telephone interview conducted during 1999-2000. The response rate was 71%. Responses to a food insecurity ...
Submission to the inquiry into superannuation and standards of living in retirement, Senate Select Committee on Superannuation. http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate... J Yates,B Bradbury - 《Journal of Housing & the Built Environment》 被引量: 91发表: 2010年 TAFE Futures: an inquiry into the future...