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• Research report The young adults: life chances at age 24—Life Chances Study wave 11

  By Malita Allan and Dina Bowman 2018

  Socioeconomic background shapes the opportunities of the participants in the Life Chances Study at age 24.

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• Policy submission Submission to the Inquiry into the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017

  February 2018

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• Research report Making the leap: a practical guide to inter-agency collaboration

  By Danielle Thornton, David Bryant and Shelley Mallett 2018

  Government and community-sector agencies have an equal stake in producing better social services. There is new interest in effective collaboration and pooling of complementary expertise.

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• Research report Reality bites: Australia’s youth unemployment in a millennial era

  By Brotherhood of St. Laurence 2017

  Young people experiencing long-term unemployment, and young people’s jobhunting activities, feature in our research for the December 2017 Youth Unemployment Monitor.

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• Research report Juggling risks: insurance in households struggling with financial insecurity

  By Marcus Banks and Dina Bowman 2017

  To understand why people on low incomes do or do not take out insurance we need to understand their overall financial circumstances and the multiple risks they face.

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• Research report Engaging young early school leavers in vocational training

  By National Centre for Vocational Education Research with Eric Dommers, George Myconos, Luke Swain, Stephanie Yung and Kira Clarke 2017

  The vocational education and training sector must work to demystify VET pathways and better inform and support young early school leavers if it wants to engage them.

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• Policy submission Submission to the Inquiry into the Public Housing Renewal Program

  December 2017

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• Policy submission Submission to the Review to Achieve Excellence in Australian Schools

  November 2017

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• Research report Misattention and problem solving in interactions between care workers and dementia care residents

  By Simon Biggs and Ashley Carr 2017

  What strategies do care workers adopt to balance the demands of regulation and emotional connection in dementia practice?

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• Policy submission Submission re lighting updated policy positions

  November 2017

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