Library Blog April 2023
News
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Systemic approaches needed to address wide-ranging inequities affecting women’s health.
A combination of “social prejudice, ingrained bias in medical practice and exclusion from research trials and other studies culminate in a medical catastrophe for women”, writes Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care Ged Kearney
Carnegie UK Trust. Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the scale of digital exclusion in the UK has been exposed and exacerbated beyond previous understanding. In response, new initiatives have been rapidly developed and delivered. These new initiatives have substantially accelerated progress towards ensuring that those in all corners of the UK have the digital device, internet connectivity and skills to access all of the essential connections that digital provides.
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Trajectories, Transitions, and Trends in Frailty among Older Adults: A Review
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research. Frailty is an age-related clinical state associated with deterioration across multiple physiological systems and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality later in life. To understand how frailty develops and what causes its progression, longitudinal data with repeated frailty measurements are required. This review summarizes evidence from longitudinal studies on frailty trajectories, transitions, and trends. We identified several consistent findings: frailty increases with aging and is a dynamic condition, and more recent generations of older adults have higher frailty levels. These findings have both clinical and public health relevance, including the provision of healthcare and aged care services in the coming years. Further studies are required, particularly those conducted in low- and middle-income countries and those investigating factors associated with changes in frailty. The latter may help develop better-targeted interventions to reverse or slow the progression of frailty.
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Yes, the 1.5 million Australians getting rent assistance need an increase, but more public housing is the lasting fix for the crisis.
The Conversation. Australia is in the grip of a housing crisis, with low-income households hit hardest by rising rents and falling vacancy rates.
Podcasts/Streaming
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Q & A with Eve Vincent—Author of Who Cares? Life on Welfare in Australia
Melbourne University Press
"Even before the pandemic, I was becoming increasingly aware of and concerned about growing inequality in Australia. I wanted to understand what it was like to face poverty, to need assistance, and how today’s welfare system treats those most in need.
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Reasonable and Necessary
Reasonable and Necessary: Making Sense of the NDIS is a podcast series by the Summer Foundation, hosted by our very own Dr George Taleporos. Each podcast episode aims to simplify the NDIS for participants, their families and anyone supporting NDIS participants to work their way through the system.
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What wealth means in Australia
SBS News
An increasing number of Australians are starting to shift their views on wealth, with many now defining it as having the financial freedom to pursue passions and support people they care about.
Jobs and Skills Australia
On Monday 6 March 2023, Jobs and Skills Australia’s (JSA) Professor Peter Dawkins AO, David Turvey, Rayeed Rahman, and Jo Reeve hosted a webinar providing an overview of the role of JSA, and presenting the findings of JSA’s new quarterly Labour Market Update report.
Learning
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National Housing Conference 2023: A way forward, 10 - 12 October 2023, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
- Sculptures created from secondhand books, The Guardian