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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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The authors interviewed twelve BSL clients in three small focus groups in order to identify themes for further investigation of the nature and dimensions of social exclusion affecting older Australians.
Read reportThe aim of this study is to evaluate how well the Personal Support Programme (PSP) enables people with multiple non-vocational barriers to achieve economic and/or social outcomes.
Read reportThis Brotherhood of St Laurence study, commissioned by Camcare, the Rotary Club of Hawthorn and Foundation Boroondara, is an attempt to quantify the problem of children growing up in poverty in Boroondara, a local government area in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.
Read reportJobs Australia and the Brotherhood of St. Laurence commissioned AC Nielsen to undertake a survey of frontline staff working in the Job Network in order to gather information about the current operation of the Job Network system.
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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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