Download or read book Social Policy Inquiries in Australia written by Sue Regan and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1972, following widespread demand, the Commonwealth Government established a Commission of Inquiry into Poverty, chaired by Ronald Henderson. This paper explores the role of this inquiry in the context of other Australian inquiries, and maps the policy contribution of this type of 'public inquiry' for social policy processes and outcomes. The Henderson inquiry has made a significant and enduring contribution to policy development, and similar inquiries have contributed in diverse ways, sometimes in the short term or sometimes more slowly over decades. Sections include: Public inquiries and their policy contribution; Social policy inquiries from the 1970s to the present day; The Henderson Poverty Inquiry amidst extensive review activity; The 1980s and the Social Security Review; The 1990s, McClure (the first) and 'Welfare Reform'; The Ministerial Taskforce on Child Support; Australia's Future Tax System Review and the Pension Review; Another Audit Commission and McClure (the second); and The diverse contributions of social policy inquiries.
Download or read book Royal Commissions and Public Inquiries in Australia written by Scott Prasser and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there have been many different studies on public inquiries, Royal Commissions and Public Inquiries in Australia provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of public inquiries in Australia. It is based on rigorous and in-depth analysis spanning several decades, and has required patient and painstaking work in defining and identifying different federal public inquiries and monitoring their performance over the last 100 years. ROYAL COMMISSIONS AND PUBLIC INQUIRIES IN AUSTRALIA will be of interest to all who seek to better understand the particular role of public inquiries and what their continued appointment tells us about trends in Australian government generally.' From the Foreword by Professor John Wanna, The Sir John Bunting Professor of Public Administration, Australian National University. ROYAL COMMISSIONS AND PUBLIC INQUIRIES IN AUSTRALIA provides the first comprehensive overview of the extent, use and impact of Commonwealth public inquiries appointed since 1901. Specifically, this new book:* defines 'public inquiries,' and delineates them from other advisory bodies;* details trends in public inquiry numbers since Federation and compares these to overseas jurisdictions;* classifies the different types and forms of public inquiries;* explains public inquiry procedures, powers and associated legislation;* analyses why public inquiries are appointed and their roles in the political system;* assesses their impact on public policy; and,* explores the continuing and future roles of public inquiries. Covering public inquiries appointed by the Commonwealth government since Federation, particular attention is given to those public inquiries appointed during the last thirty years, when inquiry numbers increased markedly. References to numerous inquiries throughout the book are supplemented by detailed case studies of key public inquiries, including royal commissions and appointed by different governments. This authoritative book has been written by an expert in the field. Lecturer Dr Scott Prasser has worked in federal and state governments in senior policy and research advisory positions. ROYAL COMMISSIONS AND PUBLIC INQUIRIES IN AUSTRALIA will be a valuable reference for those interested in a widely used, but often neglected, advisory instrument of modern government that continues to influence many areas of public policy.
Download or read book Social Policy Inquires in Australia written by David Stanton and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper situates the Henderson Poverty Inquiry in the context of other social security reviews occurring at the time and subsequently. Insights are drawn on the influence of these inquiries by exploring their characteristics, activities and findings and by reflecting on ensuing policy change. The analysis suggests that inquiries make diverse policy contributions across at least three dimensions: nature (inquiries contribute in different ways); extent (inquiries make different degrees of contribution); and temporality (some contribute in the short term; others exhibit a slow burn over many decades). With respect to the Henderson Poverty Inquiry, its contribution included influencing immediate policy change as well as providing an evidence base and strategic approach of value to subsequent policy development and inquiry activity. Its contribution was significant and enduring. This paper concludes by reflecting that wide-ranging social security inquiries have been very rare. Arguably, the last inquiry with breadth was the Henderson Poverty Inquiry. When considered in light of the extensive piecemeal reform of the social security system that has occurred over recent decades, this suggests a comprehensive and integrated review of social security policy in Australia is long overdue.
Download or read book Making Social Policy in Australia written by John Wiseman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social policy affects everyone and is everyone's business. Even if you do not receive welfare payments, directly or indirectly you benefit from government servides and funding. Yet how are policies and programs actually developed? Can social policy help us create a more just society? This book offers an introduction to the theory and practice of social policy making in Australia. Using detailed case studies, it covers: * the ideas and values which inform the social policy process * how different groups can influence policy making * how social policy making takes place in social and political organisations * the political nature of policy making Making Social Policy in Australia is the most up to date introduction to Australian social policy currently available, and is essential reading for students and practitioners in human and community service work and government. Tony Dalton, Mary Draper and John Wiseman lecture in Social Work and Social Sciences at Rmit, Melbourne; Wendy Weeks lectures in Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Melbourne and is author (in collaboration) of Women Working Together: Lessons from feminist women's services. Each of the authors has been involved in policy debate and development for many years.
Download or read book Inquiry Into Homelessness in Australia Final Report written by House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs
Download or read book Parliamentary Inquiry Into a Better Family Law System to Support and Protect Those Affected by Family Violence written by House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs
Download or read book Markets Rights and Power in Australian Social Policy written by Professor Gabrielle Meagher and published by Sydney University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The provision of social services in Australia has changed dramatically in recent decades, raising a range of important questions about financial and democratic accountability: 'who benefits', 'who suffers' and 'who decides'. This book explores these developments through rich case studies of a diverse set of social policy domains. The case studies demonstrate a range of effects of marketisation, including the impact on the experience of consumer engagement with social service systems, on the distribution of social advantage and disadvantage, and on the democratic steering of social policy.
Download or read book Inquiry Into Constitutional Reform written by House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book From Conflict to Cooperation written by House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs
Download or read book Health Care and Public Policy written by George Palmer and published by Palgrave. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated and revised 5th edition of the highly successful book Health Care and Public Policy: An Australian Analysis, provides a comprehensive analysis of health care and public policy in Australia. It explains what governments have done and what they can do about shaping Australia’s health care system, and considers the political, economic, social and epidemiological contexts within which health policies develop, and the forces that promote and oppose change. This new edition revises all relevant data and provides a thorough analysis of the major policy shifts and changes since 2010. Recent changes include the commitment of the Commonwealth government to undertake major reforms to the funding and organisation of health services in Australia which were incorporated in the National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA) and accepted by all States and Territories in 2011. Health Care and Public Policy is an invaluable text for students in health administration, health planning, social work and social administration as well as students in all health-related courses and those working in health care, either in policy or service delivery.
Download or read book Social Policy in the Post welfare State written by Adam Jamrozik and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to examine social policy in the post-welfare state. It looks critically at the idea of the welfare state, analysing the changing concept of welfare and arguing that the welfare state no longer exists in Australia. The book is written in an accessible and student-friendly style.
Download or read book Poverty in Australia written by Penny Jordan and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Australian Social Policy and the Human Services written by Ed Carson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social policy encompasses the study of social needs, policy development and administrative arrangements aimed at improving citizen wellbeing and redressing disadvantage. Australian Social Policy and the Human Services introduces readers to the mechanisms of policy development, implementation and evaluation. This third edition emphasises the complexity of practice, examining the links and gaps between policy development and implementation and encouraging readers to develop a critical approach to practice. The text now includes an overview of Australia's political system and has been expanded significantly to cover contemporary issues across several policy domains, including changes in labour market structure, homelessness, mental health and disability, child protection and family violence, education policy, Indigenous initiatives, conceptualisations of citizenship, and the rights of diverse groups and populations. Written in an engaging and accessible style, Australian Social Policy and the Human Services is an indispensable resource for students and practitioners alike.
Download or read book Policy Agendas in Australia written by Keith Dowding and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contributes to and expands on the major international Comparative Policy Agendas Project. It sets the project in context, and provides a comprehensive assessment of the changing policy agenda in Australia over a forty-year period, using a unique systematic dataset of governor-general speeches, legislation and parliamentary questions, and then mapping these on to media coverage and what the public believes (according to poll evidence) government should be concentrating upon. The book answers some important questions in political science: what are the most important legislative priorities for government over time? Does the government follow talk with action? Does government attend to the issues the public identifies as most important? And how does media attention follow the policy agenda? The authors deploy their unique dataset to provide a new and exciting perspective on the nature of Australian public policy and the Comparative Policy Agendas Project more broadly.
Download or read book Consultative Arrangements and the Co ordination of Social Policy Development written by Australia. Task Force on Co-ordination in Welfare and Health and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Public Inquiries and Policy Design written by Alastair Stark and published by . This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public inquiries regularly produce outcomes of importance to policy design. However, the policy design literature has largely ignored the many important ways that public inquiries can act as policy design tools, meaning the functions that inquiries can offer the policy designer are not properly understood. This Element addresses this gap in two ways. First, it presents a theoretical discussion, underpinned by international empirical illustrations, to explain how inquiries perform policy design roles and can be classified as procedural policy tools. It focuses on four inquiry functions - catalytic, learning, processual, and legitimation. Second, it addresses the challenge of designing inquiries that have the policy-facing capacities required to make them effective. It introduces plurality as a key variable influencing effectiveness, demonstrating its relevance to internal inquiry operations, the external inquiry environment, and policy tool selection. Thus, it combines conceptual and practical insights to speak to academic and practice orientated audiences.
Download or read book Consultative Arrangements and the Co ordination of Social Policy Development Task Force on Co ordination in Welfare and Health Second Report written by Australia. Parliament and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
