Social Affairs

Four happy young indigenous kids

Higher levels of parental wellbeing while children were young was linked with children being more physically active as they got older.

a student raising their hand in a classroom

A new study looked at four teaching approaches that have been shown by academic research to help students learn.

child with a disability being cared for

Making it possible for NDIS participants to choose registered or unregistered providers affords the ‘dignity of risk’.

feminist banner series by artist tal fitzpatrick

A creative form of activism uses embroidery to explore gender-based violence issues and advocate for reform.

womans tattoos

Nona Willis Aronowitz, daughter of a second-wave feminist, ranges across the contemporary sexual landscape – and looks back at the history of feminism – in a ‘zig zag pursuit of sexual liberation’.

Young woman on a mobile phone

Voices from frontline workers, victims and survivors, and users of violence identify what’s working and what’s not.

Indigenous man writing with a pencil

After participation in the Literacy for Life Foundation adult literacy campaign, serious offences by students dropped by almost 65%.

Homeless man sleeping on a park bench

The main driver of homelessness in Australia is housing costs – post-COVID rents, house prices and interest rates are all much higher. To house everyone, the housing system needs a major overhaul.

Close-up portrait of a man holding a baby

A UNSW Sydney and ACOSS partnership report explores the lived experiences of poverty among the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic.

elderly man playing bowls in a lawn with his friends

The humble ‘bowlo’, as it’s affectionately known, might not be what it was at its peak, but it remains central to civic life.

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