Sue Olney
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The Costs of Living With Disability in Australia: Accounting for Variable Disability‐Related Deprivation in Poverty Measures - Olney & Yates Open Access - Australian Economic Review - Wiley Online Library
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It is widely acknowledged that disability is both a cause and effect of poverty in Australia, yet there are significant gaps in evidence to frame relevant policy solutions. In particular, income-on...
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Poverty. Place. Policy. David Tennant explores the intersections on the eve of Anti-Poverty Week 2025 — Power to Persuade
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On the eve of Anti-Poverty Week for 2025 , David Tennant explores the intersections between poverty, place and policy. David has worked in the not-for-profit community services sector for over thirty...
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New post @simonecasey explains why not shutting down the TCF, including payment suspensions, is a form of administrative evil because providers interests have been prioritised over the rights of people routinely subject to abusive provider practices. https://t.co/hs74Tpkmw3
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Over the last 2 weeks, significant reports into the integrity of the TCF have been published, revealing serious flaws in its design that confirm the worst fears identified in digital social policy...
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New on the blog: Enhancing ambition on climate policy through co-design - @belle_workman & Kathryn Bowen @MCFunimelb walk us through their experience of co-designing healthier climate policies (and share the toolkit!) https://t.co/Ad7TRlx9cO
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Just how important is green space to health? New on the blog - Planting the seeds of prevention: How green spaces can transform public health @RongbinXu Tingting Ye & @YumingGuo007 @MonashMSDI share their research that unpacks surprising benefits https://t.co/Dpnf8DROwD
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New on the blog - How to Improve Decision Making in Public Administration – Reflections from the NDIS from Andrew Joyce & @fibuick @CSIsocialimpact & @UNSW
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In today's post @Sarahrcyb looks at the case of Robodebt and the importance of the public service doing the right thing, not just the thing right.
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Robodebt highlighted how a government initiative, designed and delivered by the public sector, could cause profound harm to vulnerable people. For many of us interested in Australian social policy a...
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In today's post @DanielCasey_CBR explores how government communicated internally about the lessons to be learned from Robodebt.
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The literature on policy diffusion is replete with examples, theories and frameworks about how ‘good’ policy travels. Many industries (such as healthcare and air transport) are built around learning...
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Today in @PowerToPersuade @DrSophieYates and I discuss the need for multidimensional poverty measures to capture inequality between people with and without disability in Australia
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Australians with disability and their families are well aware that living with disability can be very expensive – and yet our national poverty statistics and indicators do not take account of the...
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Our moderator Colette Einfeld has a new book out based on a decade of research into nudge and behavioural insights in Australia - get a taste of it here on our blog https://t.co/Bfz8GjLOkU
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With yet another Aboriginal death in police custody, the lethal intersections of colonial violence, racism and ableism have never been more obvious — Jane Chen in Power to Persuade
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In today’s post, Jane Chen highlights the intersecting processes, cultures and systems across healthcare, social policy and the law that marginalise, disable and criminalise some people by design....
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Policy for One: The New Class Divide in Australia — Hugh Kermond in Power to Persuade
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In the wake of recent data showing that the top 10% of Australian households now control 44% of the nation's wealth, Hugh Kermond's timely analysis explores how Australia's growing wealth inequality...
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In our latest blog post, Giulia Fabris, Policy Advocacy Lead at @HealthJusticeAu calls on the new parliament to invest in integrated service delivery https://t.co/272ltdyY8a
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Giulia Fabris, Policy Advocacy Lead at Health Justice Australia, discusses what is needed to move from recognising persistent social problems to implementing solutions.
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This week Sivaan Walker explores how recognising artistic practice as a vital force for accountability and transformation can open up new ways of seeing, understanding, and shaping the world around us. Read more:
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In a time when communities are grappling with economic uncertainty and social fragmentation, the arts offer more than just aesthetic value - they provide powerful tools for change. This week, PhD...
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Abortion may be legal across Australia, but that doesn’t mean it’s equally accessible. Read Brooklyn Donnelly's (UTAS PhD Candidate) latest post to learn about the hidden challenges rural Australians face, and what needs to change:
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Abortion may be legal across Australia, but that doesn’t mean it’s equally accessible. In rural and regional communities, barriers like distance, stigma, and cost still stand in the way of timely,...
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As Australia grapples with a deepening housing crisis, Joelle Moore asks 'Does private renting have to be precarious in later life?'. Read our new blog post here:
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As Australia grapples with a deepening housing crisis, much of the public conversation has centred on first-home buyers, skyrocketing rents, and the shrinking supply of affordable housing. But an...
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Election time! What do Australian young people feel about voting? In today's blog we hear from two young people who make the argument for centering policy on the needs & priorities of children & young people, with thanks to @PlanningSaw & Cham Kim https://t.co/vcj1nZtEdR
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