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For over 50 years, BSL has produced a wide range of research examining how poverty impacts people’s lives at every stage.
Search below for BSL-authored reports, policy submissions, summaries, working papers, etc. dating back to 2000. For earlier publications, please see note below the search results.
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This study builds on earlier work which challenged the narrow policy focus on economic and employment-centred understandings of the ageing of Australia's population.
Read reportThis study investigated the impact of energy audits and retrofits for households that took part in the Warm Home Cool Home and Concession Assist programs in northern Melbourne.
Read reportThis longitudinal study began with 167 children who were born in inner suburbs of Melbourne in 1990 and has comprised ten stages to date.
Read reportProgress report about Stepping Stones, a micro-enterprise program for refugee and disadvantaged migrant women.
Read reportThis preliminary scan of the national and Victorian standards and of Victorian teacher training programs explored the extent to which course descriptions include the skills deemed essential for working with ‘at-risk’, disengaged students.
Read reportAs the world's population ages, we need to consider a wide range of ways in which older adults can make a contribution.
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Note on earlier works
You may find other BSL works from 1999 and earlier, or those authored by non-BSL sources, by searching our BSL library catalogue. BSL series that are no longer published can be found here: Brotherhood Comment or the Social Policy Working Papers .
In addition to our current research topics, BSL has previously undertaken research on the following concepts. We recommend you visit our library catalogue by clicking on these keywords, cost of education ; financial inclusion ; future of work ; inclusive growth ; mutual obligation ; place-based ; refugees and asylum seekers ; and tax reform .
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