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• Policy submission Submission to the Australian Youth Forum Consultation

  May 2008

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• Research report Seasonal labour mobility: responsible business conduct, decent work and regional engagement

  By Serena Lillywhite 2008

  This paper was prepared for the OECD ILO conference 'Employment and industrial relations: promoting responsible business conduct', held in Paris in June 2008.

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• Policy submission Submission to the Review of the Australian Textile Clothing and Footwear Industries

  May 2008

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• Policy submission Growing up in an inclusive Victoria: Submission to the Victorian Government on the Blueprint for Early Childhood Development and School Reform

  May 2008

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• Research report Counting the cost: parental experiences of education expenses: results from the 2007 Education Costs Survey

  By Sharon Bond and Michael Horn 2008

  This report examines the survey responses of 58 low-income Victorian families about the cost of their 129 primary and secondary school-aged children’s participation in formal education during 2007.

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• Research report The case for change: a snapshot analysis of the Australian tax system

  By John Freebairn and Rosanna Scutella 2008

  This snapshot analysis prepared for the Brotherhood of St. Laurence highlights key federal taxation areas requiring reform.

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• Research report Carbon use in poor Victorian households by local government area

  By Bill Unkles and Janet Stanley 2008

  As the imposition of a carbon price is planned in Australia to encourage movement away from carbon-based energy, this mapping exercise illustrates the uneven pattern of carbon use by poor households across Melbourne and across Victoria.

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• Research report Connecting with Frankston families: examining service use for families in Frankston North, Karingal and Carrum Downs

  By Carmelita Davies and Nicole Oke 2008

  This report explores ways to strengthen the provision of services to ‘hard to reach’ families in Frankston North, Karingal and Carrum Downs, suburbs on Melbourne’s outer metropolitan fringe.

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• Research report Partnerships Advancing Community Engagement: four pilot projects with Rotary

  By Bill Unkles 2008

  The Partnerships Advancing Community Engagement program (PACE) was devised by Rotary Youth Ambassadorial Scholar, Courtney Scala, during an internship with the Brotherhood of St. Laurence.

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• Research report Growing community enterprise: an evaluation of the Community Enterprise Development Initiative

  By Sharon Bond 2008

  This is the final evaluation report from the Community Enterprise Development Initiative (CEDI), funded by the Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development and delivered by the Brotherhood of St. Laurence.

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