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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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Researchers from the Brotherhood of St. Laurence and from Griffith University law school sought the views of people living on low incomes about credit regulations, focusing on disclosure and the safety net provisions in the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (UCCC).
Read reportThis evaluation of Given the Chance showed that supported mentoring combined with training and work placements can be effective in helping refugees to understand Australian workplace cultures and providing an entrée into employment and/or educational opportunities.
Read reportAn evaluation of the Brotherhood’s Cottage Centre for Families and Children which served inner-Melbourne families with young children from the 1980s to 2005 shows that it was effective in assisting families with complex needs.
Read reportLate in 2007, the Brotherhood of St. Laurence convened a roundtable to consider ways to reduce the likely impact of climate change (and related mitigation measures such as carbon pricing) on low-income private renter households.
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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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Click here to read the most recent BSL Annual Reports. You may also access previous BSL Annual Reports in our library catalogue.