Author: Australia. Parliament. Senate. Community Affairs References Committee
Publisher: Parliament of Australia, Community Affairs Committee
Published Location: Canberra, ACT
ISBN: 0642711992
Country: Australia
There has been a significant growth in poverty in Australia over the last decade. At the time of this report's release a consensus of estimates puts the number of people living in poverty at between two and three and a half million. In reporting on this inquiry into poverty the Senate Community Affairs References Committee gathered ....
Author: Kingsley, Jonathan; Townsend, Mardie; Henderson-Wilson, Claire; Bolam, Bruce
Journal Name: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Journal Number: 10.2
Publisher: Molecular Diversity Preservation International
Published Location: Basel, Switzerland
ISBN: 1661-7827
Country: Australia
Aboriginal people across Australia suffer significant health inequalities compared with the non-Indigenous population. Evidence indicates that inroads can be made to reduce these inequalities by better understanding social and cultural determinants of health, applying holistic notions of health and developing less rigid definitions of wellbeing.
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Journal Name: Australasian Review of African Studies, The
Journal Number: Vol. 30, No. 2
Country: Australia
State/Region: Queensland
Over the last ten years, approximately one third of refugee and humanitarian entrants to Australia have been adult men. To date, little research has been done on their health and settlement issues. Many of these men have come from the African continent. This paper reports on the educational and employment outcomes of a group of 173 ....
Scope: Divided by: State: All Region: No Industry: No
Regularity: Various
Nature of Data (Primary/Secondary): Primary
Includes ancestry, birthplace, citizenship, language, migrants, and religion
This resource provides a wealth of publications on regional issues, including specific reports relating to ethnicity in regional Australia. As a collection, these publications provide valuable information on ethnicity in regional Australia.
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This study is about the role of immigrants and minority businesses in a recent community development initiative administered by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Federal Renewal Community, Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community (RC/EZ/EC) programs spanned the Clinton and Bush administrations and promised t ....
Publisher: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Published Location: Canberra, ACT
ISBN: 1740242076
Country: Australia
Significant changes to all aspects of social and economic life are expected to occur as a result of the increasing proportion of older people in the community. This report, a joint venture of the Australian Institute of Health and the Commonwealth Government's Ageing and Aged Care Division, presents current demographic data about a ....
Publisher: Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Published Location: Canberra, ACT
Country: Australia
This project was commissioned by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), and has five main components.
An analysis of population movement for Australia, at the statistical division level, detailing intrastate, interstate and net migration against a range of demographic, productive and human capital criteria.
An analysis of the m ....
Journal Name: Population and society: issues, research, policy: Australian Population Association 12th Biennial Conference
Publisher: ACSPRI Centre for Social Research, Australian National University
Published Location: Canberra, ACT
Country: Australia
Federal Government strategies to increase international migration to regional areas include regional skilled migration, increased business migration and approval of international students living in Australia for permanent residence. Injecting migrants into rural and regional areas raises fundamental questions about quality of servi ....
Publisher: Hawke Institute, University of South Australia
Published Location: Magill, SA
Country: Australia
The author outlines the differences that exist in the health status of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, aiming to provide a clear picture of differences in health status now, and over time. Next he presents data on use of health services by Aboriginal Australians, showing quite marked differences from use by non- Aborigin ....