Social Affairs

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The $20 billion spent on assistance may have benefited existing home owners more than new home owners, a new report finds.

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People with disability in prison may need help with personal hygiene, reading, filling in forms, understanding rules, participating in criminal justice proceedings, or making complaints.

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Drawing on the lived experience of disability, UNSW researchers offer insights into how we build a more inclusive society.

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These are ferociously intelligent books by two young female writers addressing the problems of gender, race and migration in Australia today.

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Russia’s absurd claims about ‘smart’ landmines show it’s high time the world put limits on autonomous weapons.

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Getting on the priority wait list is so challenging some applicants just give up.

Daniel Lavery and Christy Newman

American author Daniel M Lavery takes a detour through the cultural canon in recounting the journey of his gender affirmation, in conversation with UNSW Sydney social researcher Christy E Newman.

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The cost of the Australian biometric passport and the rigour involved in obtaining one can be traced to our participation in an international passport system that evolved over the last century.

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The reality of climate change has many people feeling uncertain about the environment and our future.

A woman in a teacher's office looks downcast as three male colleagues console her

High-stress schools undermine teachers’ commitment and risk losing even more from the profession. But schools can take steps to reduce the causes of stress.

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