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Underemployment and Job Quality Among Young Australians: A Gendered Analysis Using the HILDA Survey (2009–2022)

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over almost two decades, young people's employment opportunities have been significantly impacted by events like the Global Financial Crisis (2008–2009) and the COVID‐19 pandemic (2020‐). Thus, underemployment has become a more pervasive and persistent feature of young people's labour market experiences. This research focuses on three forms of
Brendan Churchill
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Informal sector in urban areas in Tanzania: some socio-demographic, economic and legal aspects

International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies, 2017
Urban settings worldwide are homes to the informal sector due to the sector’s vast potentiality in terms of employment and income generation. Very little is found throughout the literature on the socio-demographic attributes of the informal sector in Tanzania despite its contribution to the economy.
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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, Jennifer Smith‐Merry, Kuo‐yi Jade Chang   +2 more
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Socio-Demographic Variables Predicting Formal vs. Informal Juvenile Justice System Handling and Associated Outcomes

Journal of Forensic Social Work, 2012
This analysis compares and contrasts first-time juvenile offenders enrolled in a community-based balanced and restorative justice program whose cases were processed either informally or formally. The study examines contributors to both levels of processing and re-offending. This study examines how family characteristics are associated specifically with
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Unravelling the Referendum: An Analysis of the 2023 Australian Voice to Parliament Referendum Outcomes Across Capital Cities

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2023 Australian Voice to Parliament Referendum presented a pivotal moment in the nation's democratic landscape. Despite support for Indigenous well‐being, the referendum did not secure the necessary approval, prompting extensive analysis of its outcome.
Scott Baum, William Mitchell
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I Wanted to Be Able to Stand on My Own Two Feet First—Younger Parents Exiting Homelessness and Care and Their Aspirations

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This qualitative study examines the aspirations, motivations and support needs of 15 young parents in South Australia with experiences of out‐of‐home care (OOHC) or homelessness. Most participants aimed to delay parenting to achieve financial stability, education and personal development, but faced unplanned pregnancies due to inadequate ...
Tim Moore, Stewart McDougall
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Digital and socio-demographic aspects of the dissemination of library and information science education

Scientific journal “Library Science Record Studies Informology”
The processes of digitisation in society have an impact on the technological, socio-economic, and demographic aspects of developing and implementing educational programs in the library and information sector. This results in an increased role for libraries, archives, and management structures as educational centers.
Mariya Komova, Dmytro Drapaliuk
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Culturally Safe Assistive Technology Provision in Australia: Concept Mapping Perspectives From Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disparities in Assistive Technology (AT) access exist for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples despite recent policy reforms. This paper brings together First Nations and Western academic ways of being, knowing and doing to deliver an AT practice analysis based upon primary data from two research reports into the cultural safety of AT
Shane Hearn, Vanessa Langenberg, Kristy Harper, Libby Callaway, Hilary O'Connell, Eleanor Kennett‐Smith, Natasha Layton   +6 more
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Owning Home, Finding Belonging: Relational Meanings of Homeownership for Migrant Healthcare Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
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Sexual behavior and sexually transmitted diseases in street-based female sex workers in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
We analyzed the sexual behavior and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) of street-based female sex workers (SFSWs) of Rajshahi city and examined their socio-demographic profiles.
Nazrul Islam Mondal, Kamal Hossain, Rafiqul Islam, Abul Bashar Mian   +3 more
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