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• Policy submission Submission to the Inquiry into Lowering the Probationary Driving Age in Victoria to 17

  May 2016

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• Research report Pursuing a vision for change in aged care: impacts and outcomes of the BSL–RMIT TRACS project

  By Ashley Carr and Helen Kimberley 2016

  Responding to the changing needs of older adults in residential care is a challenge that requires a skilled, well-supported workforce. Their training should be based on research evidence and best practice in service development.

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• Research report Adjusting to Consumer Directed Care: the experience of BSL community aged care service users

  By Bonnie Simons, Helen Kimberley and Nicky McColl Jones 2016

  Will increased choice in community aged care benefit all consumers? Our research explored how older Australians are adjusting to the radical recent changes of Consumer Directed Care.

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• Research report Australia’s youth unemployment hotspots: snapshot March 2016

  By Brotherhood of St. Laurence 2016

  Regional and rural areas rank among the worst performing areas for youth employment, according to our research for the Youth Unemployment Monitor March 2016.

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• Policy submission Submission to Senate Inquiry re Jobs for Families Child Care Package

  February 2016

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• Policy submission Submission re Residential Tenancies Act and security of tenure

  January 2016

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• Policy submission Submission to Australian Human Rights Commission Willing to Work national inquiry

  January 2016

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• Policy submission Response to the consultation on ceiling insulation in the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target scheme

  January 2016

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• Research report Throwing out the rulebook: collaborative innovation for the unfolding Education First Youth Foyer model

  By Joseph Borlagdan and Deborah Keys 2015

  Reconfigured relationships and roles were vital in the collaboration between government and community organisations to develop Education First Youth Foyers.

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• Research report Fuel poverty, household income and energy spending: an empirical analysis for Australia using HILDA data

  By Francisco Azpitarte, Victoria Johnson and Damian Sullivan 2015

  Identifying which Australian households are experiencing fuel poverty requires more than a single measure.

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