Superannuation Reimagined: Moving Beyond the Origins to an Indigenous Focus
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Retirement income systems, such as superannuation, are meant to be non‐discriminatory and consider disadvantage faced by members of society. There are significant differences between the life expectancies of Indigenous and non‐Indigenous peoples. The gap in life expectancies is not considered when determining when Indigenous peoples can retire.
Levon Ellen Blue +2 more
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Geneticization outside genetics' birthplace: ethical, legal and social implications in the Gulf Cooperation Council region. [PDF]
Front GenetShaheen S, Ghaly M.
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy +2 more
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The labor market of digital labor platforms in Chile: companies, state regulation and workers. [PDF]
Front SociolStecher A, Morales K, Valenzuela A.
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The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton +2 more
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Characterising access to healthcare and the health status of women domestic workers in Peru: a respondent-driven sampling study. [PDF]
BMJ Public HealthGupta A +9 more
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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The Analysis of the Provider, Payer, and Regulator Stakeholders' Understanding and Acceptance of the Universal Healthcare Law in Three Provinces in the Philippines: A Qualitative Study Using a Content Analysis Approach. [PDF]
Acta Med PhilippMercado EM, Gilbert HN, Tecson JV, Lu C.
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The Cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Australia's Print‐Media Discourse
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the way that Australian newspapers have framed the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Introduced in 2013, the NDIS represented a major change in Australia's disability support policy, moving for the first time to a nationwide universal insurance model.
Meera Chinnappa +2 more
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Enhancing decision quality through computer-based decision aids: how promotional interventions and Need for Cognition shape effectiveness in online consumer choices. [PDF]
Front PsycholVogrincic-Haselbacher C +5 more
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