This publication contains current research and analysis on a broad range of issues topical to Australia's social policy and its administration.
Major articles
- Geoff Maloney, Justin Marshall, Anne McConnell, Julie Elliot, Alastair Banks and Peggy Hausknecht, 'Retirement incomes of women who divorce'
- Brian Nolan, 'Targeting Poverty - the Irish example'
- Jocelyn Pech and Frances McCoull, 'Transgenerational welfare dependence: myths and realities'
- David Rowlands, 'Purchaser - provider in social policy delivery: how can we evaluate the Centrelink arrangements?'
Social policy notes
- Romaine Rutnam, Sarojini Martin-Murray and Nadine Smith, 'Using research to assist women with disabilities in Australia'
Book reviews
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Decentralising Employment Policy: New Trends and Challenges (Reviewer: Graeme Grant)
- Marilyn Poole and Susan Feldman (eds), A certain age: women growing older (Reviewer: Glenys McIver)
- Blair Badcock and Andrew Beer, Home Truths: Property Ownership and Housing Wealth in Australia (Reviewer: Ralph Nicholls)
- Robert Goodin, Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels and Henk-Jan Dirven, The Real Worlds of Welfare Capitalism (Reviewer: Romaine Rutnam)
- Zygmunt Bauman, Globalization: the human consequences (Reviewer: Paul Henman)
- Peter Saunders (ed.), Reforming the Australian welfare state (Reviewer: Umme Salma)
