New Research

Submission on the early childhood development workforce draft research report

06 October 2011Workforce development is a critical issue for improving access and quality of early childhood education and care services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. The current demands for early childhood education and care services for these children are being grossly under‐met.

'I succeeded once': the Aboriginal Protectorate on the Mornington Peninsula, 1839–1840

'I succeeded once': the Aboriginal Protectorate on the Mornington Peninsula, 1839–1840

06 October 2011This online book makes the work of William Thomas accessible to anthropologists, archaeologists, historians and the descendants of the Aboriginal people he wrote about.

Constitutional deficiencies in the protection of Indigenous rights

06 October 2011Focusing on the Constitution's deficiencies in the protection of Indigenous peoples' rights, this paper discusses the real need to grasp the 'constitutional moment' and reform our foundational document.

Transparency as a catalyst for interaction and participation in open learning environments

05 October 2011This paper argues that transparency promotes interactivity and participation in collaborative Web 2.0 learning environments.

2011 Strategic roadmap for Australian research infrastructure: final report

05 October 2011Outlining the priority areas for national, collaborative research infrastructure over the next five to ten years, the elements outlined in the 2011 Roadmap are an important element in strengthening Australia's innovation system.

Internet regulation: the need for more transparent Internet filtering systems and improved measurement of public opinion on Internet filtering

05 October 2011Internet regulation is on the rise as more and more countries implement such policies. At the same time, the great majority of Internet users are not aware that they access a filtered version of web due to the "non–transparent" policy of many governments, something that results to a very dangerous precedent for the future of the Internet.

2011 State of Design festival: transcript

05 October 2011This transcript of a moderated panel of experts considers tomorrow's big challenges and discusses how these might be approached and what are the barriers for people, including designers, to actively contribute to their solutions.

National classification scheme review

05 October 2011The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) was asked to inquire into and report on the framework for the classification of media content in Australia. This framework is referred to in this Discussion Paper as the National Classification Scheme.

Social metadata for libraries, archives and museums part 1: site reviews

05 October 2011Metadata helps users locate resources that meet their specific needs. But metadata also helps us to understand the data we find and helps us to evaluate what we should spend our time on.

Sentencing snapshot: break and enter, 2009-2010

Sentencing snapshot: break and enter, 2009-2010

04 October 2011This snapshot describes the penalties imposed on adult offenders convicted of break and enter.

Fathering in Australia among couple families with young children: research highlights

04 October 2011There remains much to be learned about the ways in which Australian fathers contribute to families and feel about themselves as fathers.

Sentencing snapshot: child sexual assault, 2009-2010

04 October 2011This snapshot describes the penalties imposed on adult offenders convicted of child sexual assault.

Sentencing snapshot: illicit drug offences involving amphetamines, 2009-2010

04 October 2011This snapshot describe the penalties imposed on adult offenders convicted of illicit drug offences involving amphetamines.

Sentencing snapshot: assault, 2009-2010

04 October 2011This snapshot describe the penalties imposed on convicted assault offenders.

Misperceptions about child sex offenders

03 October 2011This paper addresses common misperceptions about the perpetrators of sexual offences against children.

Facilitating children's transition to school from families with complex support needs

Facilitating children's transition to school from families with complex support needs

03 October 2011For all children and families, but particularly for those with complex support needs, the transition to school is a time of both opportunity and vulnerability.

On virtual face-work: An ethnography of communication approach to a live chat reference interaction

03 October 2011This article reports on a project using an ethnography of communication approach and Erving Goffman's face-work concept to analyze a librarian user interaction.

Tax reform: Next steps for Australia

Tax reform: Next steps for Australia

03 October 2011This discussion paper outlines the Government's plan for Australian tax reform, presented at the October 2011 Tax Forum.

Internet activity, Australia, June 2011

03 October 2011At the end of June 2011, there were 10.9 million internet subscribers in Australia, excluding mobile handsets, representing an annual growth of 14.8% and an increase of 4.4% since the end of December 2010.

Commentary

Not all microfinance is the same

06 October 2011Public discussion of microfinance focuses on loans, ignoring other approaches like microinsurance, writes Naomi Fillmore in Quarterly Access.

Rising to the operatic

06 October 2011In Inside Story, Sylvia Lawson reviews The Eye of the Storm and enters a controversy about Red Dog

A hundred years later, it's time for another vital voting reform

06 October 2011Out of the clash of interests in federal parliament in 1911 came an enduring electoral reform, writes Brian Costar in Inside Story. An update is long overdue

Topic Guides

NBN: Guide for Consumers

  • Australian Communications Consumer Action Network & Internet Society Australia

09 June 2011The Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) and the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), have developed NBN: A Guide for Consumers, designed to offer all Australians information about the National Broadband Network.

ACCAN Guide to broadband access

10 November 2010Support is growing for the idea that broadband Internet access will lead society towards a digital economy and revolutionise access to work, health, education and other essential services.

ACCAN Guide to customer service and the communications industry

09 November 2010The importance of meeting the needs and expectations of consumers is well established – the happier customers are, the better. Yet there is strong evidence to suggest that the customer experience in the telecommunications industry is suffering. This Guide outlines statistics and policy on customer service and complaint handling, and a number of views on improving customer service.

Audio

Why the Pacific matters

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03 October 2011Richard Marles, Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs outlines the importance of Australian engagement with the Pacific.

Australia's social inclusion heritage – past, present, future

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03 October 2011Tanya Plibersek outlines Australian egalitarian values and how they have been and continue to be translated into government, economic and social policy.

Video

Interview with Indonesian Ambassador Primo Alui Jolieanto

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06 October 2011This week marks the opening of the inaugural Australia-Indonesia Dialogue, a new  forum designed to enhance people-to-people and business-to-business linkage between the two countries. To mark the occasion, Pnyx Events Director Olivia Cable interviewed Ambassador Primo Alui Joelianto about the state of Australia-Indonesia relations in the 21st century.

Disability: the new frontier of justice

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06 October 2011Melbourne writer Anne Manne stresses the importance of a more thoughtful, generous approach to the care and support we provide to the differently-abled.

Websites

Foundations of Governance in the Australian Public Service

03 October 2011Foundations of Governance has been created to assist agency heads in the Australian Public Service. It includes links to relevant policies, legislation and agency websites.

Age Positive

30 September 2011This website and campaign will gather and publicise positive stories about older people, using them to remind the public of the varied and important ways older people contribute to Australian society.

Solid Arts

30 September 2011Solid Arts is an online resource with free legal tools, practical advice and links to other sites.

Latest commentary

Noticeboard

06 October 2011

The latest isue of Dialogue, the journal of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, has been released.

28 September 2011

The Federal Government announced on Monday a new review of the health and medical research sector, to be chaired by Australian of the Year Simon McKeon.

Mr McKeon will be joined by leading Australian researchers and prominent business leaders including Professor Ian Frazer, Bill Ferris AC, Elizabeth Alexander, Professor Henry Brodaty and Professor Melissa Little to carry out this review.

21 September 2011

The Spring 2011 issue examines Russia’s use of its natural gas resources as a strategic tool, China’s ambitions, Europe’s far-right, the Arab Spring, microfinance, global poverty and more.

Read QA online: http://www.aiia.asn.au/qa/qa-vol3-issue3

Books

Speechwriting for government in Australia

Speechwriting for government in Australia

  • James Groves
  • James Groves & Associates
"...an indispensible book...excellent practical guide to the art of effective oral communication" from the Foreword by Malcolm Hazell CVO AM, former Official Secretary to the Governor-General
Confronting Equality

Confronting Equality

  • Raewyn Connell
  • Allen & Unwin
A world out of control? A world of ruthless elites, environmental disaster, re-born patriarchy, and growing gaps between rich and poor? A world where the alternatives are riot, terrorism, or futile protest? Our world, right?

Topic Guides

NBN: Guide for Consumers

  • Australian Communications Consumer Action Network & Internet Society Australia

09 June 2011The Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) and the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), have developed NBN: A Guide for Consumers, designed to offer all Australians information about the National Broadband Network.

ACCAN Guide to broadband access

10 November 2010Support is growing for the idea that broadband Internet access will lead society towards a digital economy and revolutionise access to work, health, education and other essential services.

ACCAN Guide to customer service and the communications industry

09 November 2010The importance of meeting the needs and expectations of consumers is well established – the happier customers are, the better. Yet there is strong evidence to suggest that the customer experience in the telecommunications industry is suffering. This Guide outlines statistics and policy on customer service and complaint handling, and a number of views on improving customer service.