Mission Australia

1. Towards new indicators of Disadvantage: Deprivation and social exclusion in Australia
(Download:Social Policy Reports)

Towards new indicators of disadvantage is the major report of a project which has aimed to understand disadvantage based on the actual living standards and experiences of people in poverty. The research ...

2. The Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage Project
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... Council of Social Service (ACOSS), Mission Australia, the Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) and Anglicare, Diocese of Sydney. The aim of the research is to develop new indicators that can be used alongside ...

3. Experiencing Poverty: The Voices of Low-Income Australians
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Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage Project Stage I: Focus Group Outcomes The research reported in this publication forms the first stage of a project designed to develop new indicators of disadvantage ...

4. When Gambling is No Longer Fun
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... that while its impacts can be devastating, gambling can be a carefully guarded secret, often until it’s too late. Indicators such as poorly explained absences from home or work, missing household items, ...

5. New poverty research shows Australians missing out
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of poverty. The report is part of an Australian Research Council-funded project called “Left out and missing out: Towards new indicators of disadvantage” – led by Professor Peter Saunders from the Social ...