ECONOMICS AND WELFARE LINKS

Unemployment (Vol 210)
Extent, causes & definition of unmenployment in Australia; hidden unemployment; groups at risk of being unemployed; youth unemployment; long-term jobless; coping with unemployment.

Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

Australian Council of Social Service: www.acoss.org.au

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: www.aihw.gov.au

Brotherhood of St Laurence: www.bsl.org.au

Centre for Independent Studies: www.cis.org.au

Mission Australia: www.missionaustralia.com.au

The Smith Family: www.smithfamily.com.au

The Changing Workplace (Vol 217)
Labour participation & productivity – extent of full-time, part-time & casual employment; working hours, overwork & life balance; work flexibility & family issues.

ACTU Worksite for Schools: www.worksite.actu.asn.au

Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU): www.actu.asn.au

Australian Workplace: www.workplace.gov.au

National Safety and Compensation Council: www.ascc.gov.au

Money Matters for Young Consumers (Vol 223)
Money management for teenagers and young adults: banking and managing finances; budgeting; smart shopping; consumer protection; mobile phones, credit cards and loans – ways to deal with youth debt.

Abacus Australian Mutuals: www.abacus.org.au

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission: www.accc.gov.au

Australian Consumers’ Association (Choice): www.choice.com.au

Australian Securities and Investments Commission: www.asic.gov.au

Australian Financial Information and Articles: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~debtassistance/

Consumer Affairs Victoria: www.consumer.vic.gov.au

Consumer Credit Code Website: www.treasury.gov.au

Consumer Youth Website (Office of Consumer and Business Affairs, SA): www.b4usplashcash.ocba.sa.gov.au

Consumers Online: www.consumersonline.gov.au

Dollars and Sense (Commonwealth Bank): www.dollarsandsense.com.au

Financial Basics Foundation: www.financialbasics.org.au

Financial Planning Association of Australia: www.fpa.asn.au

Make A Noise: http://makeanoise.ysp.org.au

Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs: www.consumer.gov.au

Money Stuff: www.moneystuff.net.au

My Money Skills (Visa): www.mymoneyskills.com

Office of Fair Trading (NSW): www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au

Office of Fair Trading (Qld): www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au

Wealth and Inequality (Vol 226)
Wealth distribution in Australia; gap between rich and poor – extent of wealth versus poverty & disadvantage.

Anglicare Australia: www.anglicare.asn.au

Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

Australian Council of Social Service: www.acoss.org.au

Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU): www.actu.asn.au

Brotherhood of St Laurence: www.bsl.org.au

Department of Family and Community Services: www.facs.gov.au

Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research: http://melbourneinstitute.com

Mission Australia: www.missionaustralia.com.au

National Centre for Economic and Social Modelling (NATSEM): www.natsem.canberra.edu.au

World Poverty (Vol 237)
Poverty statistics; defining levels of poverty; global poverty reduction – aid & debt relief; meeting the Millennium Development Goals; Australia’s overseas aid program.

AusAid: www.ausaid.gov.au

Australian Council for International Development: www.acfid.asn.au

Australian Development Gateway: www.developmentgateway.com.au

Global Education (AusAID): www.globaleducation.edna.au/globaled/jsp/index.jsp

Global Issues: www.globalissues.org

Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative: www.worldbank.org/debt

International Monetary Fund: www.imf.org

Live 8: www.live8live.com

Make Poverty History: www.makepovertyhistory.org.au

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): www.un.org/millenniumgoals

Oxfam Australia: www.oxfam.org.au

PovertyNet (World Bank): www.worldbank.org/poverty

United Nations Development Program (Poverty Reduction): www.undp.org/poverty

World Bank: www.worldbank.org

World Vision Australia: www.worldvision.com.au

Problem Gambling (Vol 239)
Extent of gambling in Australia; government regulation; social costs of gambling; problem gambling.

Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

Australian Centre for Gambling Research: http://gambling.anu.edu.au/menu/aboutus.php

BetSafe: www.betsafe.com.au

Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services: www.facs.gov.au

G-Line: www.thegline.com

Gamblers Anonymous: www.gamblersanonymous.org.au

Internet Industry Association: www.iia.net.au

Northern Rivers Gambling Service: www.nrgs.org.au

Productivity Commission: www.pc.gov.au

Reach Out: www.reachout.com.au

Relationships Australia: www.relationships.org.au

Wesley Mission Gambling Counselling Service: www.wesleymission.org.au

Homelessness (Vol 243)
What causes homelessness?; Women; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; Mental health issues and homelessness; Clichés; Homeless kids; Youth Homelessness; statistics.

Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

Australian Federation of Homelessness Organisations: www.afho.org.au

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: www.aihw.gov.au

Brotherhood of St Laurence: www.bsl.org.au

Council to Homeless Persons: www.chp.org.au

Department of Family and Community Services: www.facs.gov.au

Hanover Welfare Services: www.hanover.org.au

Kids Help Line: www.kidshelp.com.au

Lawstuff: www.lawstuff.org.au

Mission Australia: www.mission.com.au

Reach Out: www.reachout.com.au

Rebecca’s Community: www.homeless.org.au

Salvation Army (Homeless Services): www.salvationarmy.org.au/homeless

St Vincent de Paul Society: www.vinnies.org.au

The Big Issue: www.bigissue.org.au

Wesley Mission: www.wesleymission.org.au

Consumerism (Vol 258)
Affluenza, materialism, Australia's expenditure patterns, young consumers, over consumption and ethical consumption choices.

Arena Magazine: www.arena.org.au

Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

Australian Conservation Foundation: www.acfonline.org.au

Australian Policy Online: www.apo.org.au

Brisbane Institute: www.brisinst.org.au

Centre for Independent Studies: www.cis.org.au

Choice Magazine: www.choice.com.au

Clean Clothes Campaign: www.cleanclothes.org

Downshifting Downunder: http://downshifting.naturalinnovation.org/archives/2005/03/downshifting_do.html

Edmund Rice Centre: www.erc.org.au

Fair Wear Australia: http://fairwear.org.au

Living Ethically and Sustainably: www.leas.green.net.au

Make Trade Fair: www.maketradefair.com

On Line Opinion: www.onlineopinion.com.au

OXFAM Australia: www.oxfam.org.au

Sweatshop Watch: www.sweatshopwatch.org

The Australia Institute: www.tai.org.au

World Vision: www.worldvision.com.au

Child Poverty (Vol 264)
Examines child poverty from a global and Australian perspective.

Anglicare Australia: www.anglicare.asn.au

AusAid: www.ausaid.gov.au

Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

Australian Council for International Development: www.acfid.asn.au

Australian Parliamentary Library: www.aph.gov.au

Brotherhood of St Laurence: www.bsl.org.au

Council to Homeless Persons: www.chp.org.au

Make Poverty History: www.makepovertyhistory.org.au

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): www.un.org/millenniumgoals

Mission Australia: www.missionaustralia.com.au

National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM): www.natsem.canberra.edu.au/centres/natsem

PovertyNet (World Bank): www.worldbank.org/poverty

Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC): www.sprc.unsw.edu.au

St Vincent de Paul Society: www.vinnies.org.au

Stop Child Povery Campaign: www.stopchildpoverty.org

The Smith Family: www.smithfamily.com.au

UNICEF: www.unicef.org.au

United Nations Development Program (Poverty Reduction): www.undp.org/poverty

World Bank: www.worldbank.org