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5,800 defence veterans homeless in Australia, that's more than we thought

30 Sep 2019

Researchers say the new figure should be used to improve services aimed at tackling the homeless problem in Australia's defence veterans.

It's not all gym junkies and 'roid rage' – people use steroids for a variety of reasons

21 May 2019

When you think of steroid users, it's likely you picture a male in the gym with huge muscles. But all sorts of people use steroids for all sorts of reasons.

Do you plan your life around your fitness schedule? You could be addicted to exercise

04 Apr 2019

We usually associate addiction with bad things like smoking, alcohol and gambling. But new research shows it's possible to be potentially dangerously addicted to exercise, too.

It's time to bust some of the myths around disadvantage and poverty

07 Dec 2017

For its second series of the reality documentary Struggle Street, broadcaster SBS approached UNSW to help take a closer look at the issues around disadvantage.

ASPC: Australia should raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility

25 Sep 2017

Australia should raise the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14 to reduce the risk of children embarking on life-long involvement with the criminal justice system, according to UNSW Sydney's Professor Chris Cunneen.

Influencing social policy in China - Bingqin Li

30 May 2017

As a migrant herself, Associate Professor Bingqin Li is no stranger to the difficulties of living and working away from home. But it was the disappearance of her mother’s housekeeper in Beijing that gave her the impetus for her research in social policy.

Shared ownership can help make housing affordable for people with disability

10 Feb 2017

Shared ownership schemes can unlock access to suitable housing, although these are less common in Australia than overseas, write Ilan Wiesel and Karen R Fisher.

The things we do not count

10 Mar 2016

Putting our daily routines under a microscope has enabled social policy researcher Lyn Craig to unravel many of the mysteries of modern life.

Australian children missing school, bullied, hungry, report finds

25 Feb 2016

One in ten Australian children misses school at least once a week, almost one in six has been bullied, and one in thirty – a child in almost every classroom – goes to bed or school hungry nearly every day, according to a new report from UNSW and Flinders University.

ASPC: Reviving empathy and universalism in times of austerity

24 Sep 2015

A new authoritarian moralism has taken hold as a result of global economic transformation, according to the University of London's Guy Standing, who will be a key speaker at UNSW's Australian Social Policy Conference next week.

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