Library Blog - August 2025 

News

This month's news on social change and social inclusion.

• On Widening participation in higher education : a national examination (Australian Journal of Education, 2025)
• Truth-telling in the Australian curriculum (The Curriculum Journal. 2025;00:1–17)
• Socioeconomic status and child maltreatment : a critical literature review (Social Sciences. 2025; 14(6):331)
• Understanding service user resistances in social welfare research – a literature review (Nordic Social Work Research, May, 1–15 2025)
• Examining the impact of domestic and family violence on young Australians’ school-level education (Australian Journal of Social Issues 2025; 0:1–13)
• The costs of living with disability in Australia (Australian Economic Review, 2025; 1–9)
• Telehealth as a care solution for homebound people (Health & Social Care in the Community, Vol. 2025, Article ID 7224151, 32 p.)
• ‘Are you joking, mate?’ AI doesn’t get sarcasm in non-American varieties of English (The Conversation, July 29, 2025)

• Journal of Social Policy (2025: Vol. 54 Issue 3)
• Social Forces (Volume 104, Issue 1, September 2025)
• Critical Social Policy (Volume 45, Issue 3, August 2025)
• Equity in Education & Society (Volume 4 Issue 2, August 2025)
• Global Social Policy (Volume 25 Issue 2, August 2025)
• The International Journal of Community and Social Development (Volume 7 Issue 2, June 2025)
• Journal of Disability Policy Studies (Volume 36 Issue 1, June 2025)

Podcasts & Streaming

• Documenting and sharing children’s knowledge to support their mental health (Emerging Minds)
• Voices of strength: Katie Kiss on truth, healing, and change (Global Centre)
• Working it out: how to balance your job with caring responsibilities (Hold the Moment)

PD & Events

• AIFS On demand webinars
  • Child-centred approaches to supporting children in out-of-home care
  • Effective professional supervision for children’s wellbeing
  • How to build a culturally safe workplace with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff
  • How a ‘village’ approach can support infant and toddler mental health
  • Supporting children’s wellbeing when working with separating parents