In the News
SPRC staff are able to comment on a range of social policy topics. To find an expert contact the SPRC ph + 61 (2) 9385-7800; email: sprc@unsw.edu.au, or search the staff profiles or UNSW's Media Expert database.
- July 7, 2011
How fair is Australia's welfare state? - Professor Peter Whiteford - June 9, 2011
Earning $150,000 and whingeing? Here's a reality check - Prof Peter Saunders in SMH - June 1, 2011
Op-ed: messing with middle class welfare - Prof Peter Whiteford and Dr Gerry Redmond - May 30, 2011
Life Matters (ABC Radio): Beyond white guilt - Sarah Maddison - May 17, 2011
Counting the cost of immigration detention - May 16, 2011
Budget of 2011: A budget for billionaries - Professor Peter Whiteford - May 16, 2011
Such a waste of opportunities - Professor Peter Whiteford, SMH - May 10, 2011
Professor discusses welfare reform push - Professor Peter Whiteford - May 10, 2011
Australians shrug off pain of the GFC - May 1, 2011
Down and Out: Poverty and exclusion in Australia - March 29, 2011
Program for women leaving violent relationships working: new study - Robyn Edwards - March 14, 2011
New Publications - March 11, 2011
Life Matters ( ABC Radio): the decline of the handyman - Prof Lyn Craig - March 7, 2011
How Reconciliation Can Help Combat Climate Change (ABC TV) - Prof Patrick Dodson - March 2, 2011
Closing door on domestic violence in Penrith - Robyn Edwards, Penrith Press - March 1, 2011
Domestic violence program applauded - Robyn Edwards, ABC News - February 24, 2011
Mornings with Margaret Throsby ( ABC Classic FM): Prof Fiona Williams - February 22, 2011
LifeMatters (ABC Radio): Migrant women carers - Prof Fiona Williams - February 9, 2011
Outstanding results in Excellence in Research Australia report - February 7, 2011
Avoiding abuse without losing home - Robyn Edwards, SMH - February 3, 2011
Release of income management evaluation framework - Australian Labor News - January 19. 2011
Sounds of summer - Domestic Violence, ABC Radio [Download Audio]
Robyn Edwards - January 15, 2011
In one sphere joblessness keeps growing, The Australian
Professor Peter Whiteford - January 12, 2011
Taxation and Welfare, Nighlife, ABC Local Radio
Professor Peter Whiteford - January 5, 2011
Life on $234 a week, SMH
Professor Peter Saunders and Dr Melissa Wong
2010
- December 31, 2010
'Include home' in pension asset test (PDF) (67 Kb), The Australian
Dr Bruce Bradbury - December 17, 2010
Job market falls short so mothers are doing it for themselves, SMH
Associate Professor Lyn Craig - November 18, 2010
Paltry allowance gives jobless no hope of paying the bills, The Age
Professor Peter Whiteford - November 16, 2010
Jobless fall further behind pensioners, SMH
Professor Peter Whiteford - November 11, 2010
Who wants a good life? - ABC HEYWIRE
Dr Kristy Muir - October 27, 2010
The End Of AIDS?, thenewmatilda.com
Professor Susan Kippax - October 21, 2010
It may not be sexy, but there are votes in helping the poor - The Age
Professor Peter Saunders and Dr Melissa Wong - October 20, 2010
Young Carers - Professor Bettina Cass on Australia Talks ABC 576 (Download Audio) - October 18, 2010, Aurora blow for poor, The Hobart Mercury
- October 11, 2010
Working mothers stressed and overworked, SMH
It seems a woman's work is never done, Sunday Telegraph
Associate Profosser Lyn Craig - October 8, 2010, Anxious times: as common as a cold, SMH
Dr Jen Skattebol - September 18, 2010,
The parenting project, SMH
Dr Lyn Craig
The part-time solution for mothers isn't all yoga and berry muesli, SMH
Dr Killian Mullan and Dr Lyn Craig - September 17, 2010, Our lurch from sphere of grief to miseries of life, The Dominion Post
Professor Peter Saunders - August 28, 2010, Mothers find relief in equal custody deals, SMH
Professor Ilan Katz - August 27, 2010, Shared care laws damaging many children, SMH
Professor Ilan Katz - August 11, 2010, Minor miracle as indigenous policy rates a rare mention, The Age
Associate Professor Sarah Maddison - August 10, 2010. When too much stuff is not enough - domestic squalor tool kit, ABC Radio, Audio
Dr Shannon McDermott - August, 3 2010, The silent emergency, PSI: Canberra Times (PDF) (1 Mb) (and UNSW Website version)
Associate Professor Sarah Maddison - July 20, 2010, Does the media pick on Muslims, SMH,
Professor Ilan Katz - July 20, 2010, UK social policy: big society?, Life Matters, ABC Radio
SPRC Seminar presenter Professor Jane Millar (University of Bath, UK), (Audio) - July 12, 2010, Muslim families in Australia, SMH,
Professor Ilan Katz. - July 7, 2010, Well-educated parents tend to have better-behaved children, Herald Sun,
Gerry Redmond. - July 5, 2010, New helping hand for those with disabilities, SMH [Download Report (PDF) (2 Mb)],
Associate Profesor Karen Fisher. - June 27, 2010, Its still a man's world when it comes to pay, Brisbane Times,
Dr Lyn Craig. - June 25, 2010, No guarantee PM's sex will advance women's issues, SMH
Associate Professor Sarah Maddison. - June 22, 2010, Tax and welfare, Australia Talks (ABC Radio National), Audio
Professor Peter Whiteford. - June 16, 2010, Aussie fathers juggling long hours with family demands, news.com.au
Dr Lyn Craig. - June 8, 2010, Welfare system, (Nine to Noon, Radio New Zealand), Audio
Professor Peter Whiteford. - April 8, 2010, National parenting policy, (Audio file), Life Matters (Radio National).
Professor Patrick Dolan. - March 21, 2010, Aussies lead the world in parenting - SMH
Dr Lyn Craig. - January 24, 2010, 8.25 am: meltdown time for modern mums, news.com.au
Dr Lyn Craig. - December 4, 2009, Let's demonstrate a little class and give every child a fair go, SMH
Professor Ilan Katz. - December 3, 2009, Skills gulf near passable for poor children, SMH
Professor Ilan Katz. - December 1, 2009, Women happier than men.. Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph
Dr Roger Patulny. - November 20, 2009, 'Headspace' seen as mental health model News.com.au - Agence France-Presse
- November 18, 2009, Kids in care now - Life Matters (Audio) Because Children and Families Matter Report.
Professor Deborah Brennan. - November 2, 2009, Vulnerable teens UNSW
Dr Kristy Muir. - October 23, 2009:
Positive outcomes for disadvantaged families - UNSW
Area assistance works better - Science Direct.The project report is available here.
Professor Ilan Katz. - October 22, 2009, 1 in 4 teens live with mental illness - ABC Online. [Audio]
Download the State of Australia's Young People report.
Dr Kristy Muir. - October 20, 2009, Spotlight on shared parenting laws - The Australian
- October 19, 2009 Shared parenting laws on the way out - The Australian
- August 22, 2009 Breaking walls, building futures – SMH
Dr Kristy Muir. - July 20, 2009
Pulling our welfare weight - Uniken, July/August - July 18, 2009 For many poor souls, good times will never just be aroud the corner - SMH
Professor Peter Saunders and Dr Melissa Wong. - July 17, 2009
Poor Aussies going without - Science Alert
Deprivation increases among Australians - Medindia
Professor Peter Saunders and Dr Melissa Wong. - July 11, 2009, Long-term jobless left high and dry - Brisbane Times
Professor Peter Saunders and Dr Melissa Wong. - July 9, 2009
Working mums and fat kids - Mark Parton 2CC Radio blog
Anna Zhu.
...but compared with other OECD countries, needy are well cared for -SMH
Professor Peter Whiteford.
Hard roads ahead in social work area - businessspectator.com.au - July 8, 2009
NT intervention protest - Naomi Eisenstandt, Uk Social Inclusion Task Force and Prof Patrick Dodson on World News Australia SBS
Towards a more inclusive society - UNSW website
Divorced men cry poor but better off than women - The Age
Poorer working mums have fatter kids - study - The Australian
Anna Zhu.
Caring and Working - Life Matters, ABC Radio National
Professor Ann Orloff (Northwestern University USA) and Professor Deborah Brennan - July 6, 2009, First three years key to school success: study - SMH
- July 4, 2009, Women stretched to snapping point - SMH
Dr Lyn Craig and Dr Killian Mullan. - July 2, 2009, Future looking brighter for troubled kids - SMH
Professor Ilan Katz. - May 26, 2009, Retirement age change on Life Matters ABC Radio
Professor Peter Whiteford. - May 13, 2009, Childcare in Australia on Life Matters ABC Radio
Professor Deborah Brennan. - February 20, 2009, Talkback: A good childhood on Life Matters ABC Radio
Professor Ilan Katz. - January 27, 2009, Indigenous carers on Life Matters ABC Radio
Professor Bettina Cass. - December 29, 2008, Living in squalor: an ethical dilemma on Life Matters ABC Radio
Dr Shannon McDermott.
