Library Blog - May 2025
News
This month's news on social change and social inclusion.
- The Extent to which policies are supporting families to improve child mental health outcomes in Victoria, Australia: a policy scoping review
- A Housing Policy for Social Cohesion
- A landmark ruling will tackle the gender pay gap for thousands of workers
Journals
Academic journals provide a platform for research articles by specialists (academics or practicing professionals) within a discipline to present, scrutinise and discuss research. Recent Journal issues from some of the major publishers are provided below, as an opportunity to inform colleagues about new content.
This month there are new issues of:
This month there are new issues of:
- Australian Journal of Social Issues
- Time and Society
- Research Ethics
- Critical Social Policy
- Economic Development and Cultural Change
- Gender in Management
- Evaluation Review
- Qualitative Research Journal
- International Journal of Childrens Rights
Podcasts & Streaming
- Voices of Australia Podcast - Truth, Trust & Politics - Episode 6 " Episode 6 addresses "Truth, trust and the future of democracy".
- Actually though, what the hell is going on in the economy? In this episode of Dollars & Sense, Greg and Elinor discuss Trump’s tariff turmoil, the dodgy numbers doing the rounds in the election campaign, and the Coalition’s big fund boondoggle.
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The cruel housing hoax In this episode of Follow the Money, the Australia Institute’s Amy Remeikis and Bill Browne join guest host Stephen Long to discuss housing policy, the Australian electoral system, and the need for truth in political advertising laws.
PD & Events
- Beyond tweaks: confronting the economic elephants in the room. Thursday 29 May 2025, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM, The Edge, Fed Square
We're living with the consequences of an economic system designed to extract, exclude, and concentrate power. Inequality is growing, ecosystems are breaking down and yet we are told that incremental reform will be enough.
Join political economist and wellbeing economy advocate Dr Katherine Trebeck as she explains and explores the Wellbeing Economy movement - an agenda grounded in care, justice, and life.
Dr Trebeck will share insights from Australia and around the world, spotlighting where real change is happening and what is needed to build an economy that truly serves people and the planet.
- Embedding co-design in your research. National Disability Research Partnership resources.
"Co-design is a way of working together to create something new. The ‘co’ means collaboration; the ‘design’ means making. In research, co-design involves people with lived experience working alongside researchers to shape research questions, methods, tools, and outcomes."