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Barriers and Enablers for Effective Support Coordination in the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Support coordinators act as intermediaries between the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and participants, facilitating access to funded supports. To optimise outcomes, they must navigate NDIS complexities, identify services that meet individual needs and engage with diverse stakeholders.
Sharyn McDonald, Lee Cubis, Di Winkler, Jacinta Douglas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Between Divine Limits and Legal Reform: Muhammad Syahrur’s Ḥudūd Theory and the Reconstruction of Minimum Marriage Age in Indonesian Islamic Family Law

International Journal of Social Science and Religion
This article examines the reform of the minimum marriage age in Indonesia through Muhammad Syahrur’s ḥudūd theory and its implications for contemporary Islamic legal epistemology. While previous studies have largely discussed Law No. 16 of 2019 from the
Arini Rufaida, Shofiyulloh
doaj   +1 more source

Australia's Migration Strategy: An Effective Response to Migrant Worker Exploitation?

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A series of publicised migrant worker injuries and deaths has drawn attention to the issue of migrant worker exploitation (MWE) in Australia. In response, the Australian Government has included ‘Tackling Worker Exploitation’ as a key area of its Migration Strategy which it introduced in 2023. However, it is unclear how effective the Strategy’s
Evelyn Dowling, Alexandra Ridgway
wiley   +1 more source

Reform of Latvian Inheritance Law

Law: Journal of the University of Latvia
In 2009, Latvia started modernizing the Inheritance Law part of the Civil Law adopted in 1937, and on 1 July 2014 the first amendments to this part entered into force. On 1 January 2025, the latest amendments to the Inheritance Law part of the Civil Law
Kristīne Zīle, Annija Kārkliņa
doaj   +1 more source

How Are Australian Local Governments Responding to the Homelessness Crisis? Findings From a National Study

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australian local governments are facing intensifying pressures to respond to worsening visible homelessness. This paper presents one of the first national studies on how local governments are responding to these pressures, and the first since the onset of the post‐pandemic housing crisis.
Andrew Clarke, Joelle Moore, Fatemeh Aminpour, Katya Eagles   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comment: [Law Reform Needs Reform]

Osgoode Hall Law Journal, 1974
J. W. Mohr
doaj   +1 more source

Association between nature exposure and suicidal tendency among Chinese inmates: a moderated mediation model

BMC Public Health
Background Inmate suicide is a serious problem faced by society. Evidence shows that nature exposure is closely related to the mental health of inmates, yet its relationship with suicidal tendency remains unclear.
Junze Xiao, Qingqi Zhang, Yutong Shen, Yuze Zeng, Li Niu, Xiaoqian Liu, Ai Ma   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice at the ‘Shop Front’: The Potential and Limitations of Meeting Legal Need Through Technology

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Australia, governments fund Community Legal Centres (CLCs) as part of the legal assistance sector (LAS) to meet the ‘legal needs’ of people experiencing disadvantage who cannot afford private legal services. Persistent unmet demand for CLCs is well‐documented. As artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in private legal practice to
Catherine Hastings, Art Cotterell, Farzana Bruce   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stakeholder views on the relationship between human rights and the law in addressing the HIV epidemic in Papua New Guinea

Global Public Health
Community activists, policymakers and researchers have long identified human rights as central to addressing the HIV epidemic. Over the past 10 years, efforts to incorporate human rights into the HIV response have focused on reforming laws which ...
Benjamin Hegarty, Ruthy Boli-Neo, Herick Aeno, Jamee Newland, Paula Jops, John Pukali, Angela Kelly-Hanku   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source