| e-Resources |
| Australian
Government Sites |
| Department of Family and
Community Services |
| Department of
Health and Ageing |
| Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet |
| Family Court of Australia |
| Government Online
Directory: Official Guide to the Australian Federal Government |
| Victorian Government |
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| Australian
Organisations |
| Australian Association of Social
Workers |
| The AASW Library plans to provide its membership, associated and
other interested professionals and the general public with a range
of on-line information and resources that can be viewed, printed and
downloaded |
| The Australia Institute |
| The Australia Institute was launched in 1994 to develop and
conduct research and policy analysis and to participate forcefully
in public debates. Library has purchased some discussion papers
(search under title). Web pages are full text |
| Australian Institute of Family
Studies
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| Includes details of AIFS publications, many are available in
full-text. Also a weekly listing of abstracts from the Family
database; and publications from the Child Protection Clearinghouse
and the Youth Suicide Prevention Project |
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Australian Institute of Health and
Welfare |
| The Australian
Institute of Health and Welfare is a national agency for health and
welfare statistics. Subject areas include: Ageing and aged care;
Alcohol and other drugs; Children and youth; Housing and
homelessness; Indigenous Australians; Mental health and Rural health |
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The Child
and Family Welfare Association of Australia |
| The Association of
Children's Welfare Agencies is a peak body that was founded in 1958
in New South Wales with the objectives of supporting non government
agencies and improving
the quality of services to children and young people who need to
live away from their families |
| Policy SItes |
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Australian institute of Family Studies - Family and Social Policy Links |
| This page aims to provide links to Web sites and online documents
which are concerned with current family and social policy in
Australia |
| Australian Policy Online |
| Australian Policy
Online is edited by the Institute for Social Research, Swinburne.
The page provides news and research from leading Australian Research
Centres and Institutes. Search under Topics for full links |
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Australian Review of
Public Affairs |
| ARPA is published within the Faculty of Economics and
Business at The University of Sydney |
| The Hawke
Policy Website |
| The Hawke Policy Website presents research undertaken at the
University of South Australia that has implications for social and
public policy |
| Online Opinion |
| On Line Opinion is a not-for-profit e-journal that aims to provide
a forum for public social and political debate about current
Australian issues. |
| Policy Library |
| Policy Library is a social, economic and foreign policy resource -
updated daily with the latest jobs, research, and events. It's
members reach an audience of hundreds of thousands of policy makers,
politicians, academics and students |
| Social Policy Research
Centre |
| The Social Policy Research Centre is a research centre of the
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of New South
Wales. The SPRC conducts research and fosters discussion on all
aspects of social policy in Australia |
| Victorian
Organisations |
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The Children's
Welfare Association of Victoria
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| The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare (the Centre)
provides representation, professional development, research, policy
and program advice, publications and resources for 90 community
service organisations in the child, youth and family services sector
of Victoria |
| VIChealth |
| VICHealth is The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, and is the
peak body for health promotion in Victoria. |
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VICNet |
The Vicnet Division is the Library's community-based technology
business. It delivers
information and communication technologies, and support services
which aim to strengthen Victorian communities. |
| Advocacy and Research |
| ACOSS |
| Australian Council of Social Services contains many full text
documents on a range of social policy issues: ACOSS is active in ten
key policy areas: Community Services; Economics and Tax; Employment,
Education and Training; Health; Housing; Indigenous Issues;
International social issues; Law and Justice; Rural and Remote
Communities; Social Security |
| Anglicare |
| ANGLICARE is the urban mission and community care arm of the
Sydney Anglican Church. As one of Australia’s largest Christian care
organisations, ANGLICARE reaches out to thousands of people every
year. |
| Australian Council of Trade
Unions |
| The Australian Council of Trade Unions represents 2 million
Australian workers and their families. |
| Australian
Domestic Violence Clearinghouse |
| The Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse is a
national resource on issues of domestic violence and family
violence. It provides a central point for the collection and
dissemination of Australian domestic and family violence policy,
practice and research |
| Australian Youth Policy and
Action Coalition (AYPAC) |
| The Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYPAC) is Australia's
non-government youth affairs peak body. |
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Brotherhood of St Laurence |
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Established during the Great Depression,
the Brotherhood of St Laurence was the vision and creation of Fr
Gerard Tucker, a man who combined his Christian faith with a fierce
determination to end social injustice. |
| InfoXchange
Australia |
| Infoxchange Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that works
for social justice and social equality by empowering people through
access to technology. Search through Sitemap for direction to
relevant areas or from homepage be directed through to major topic
portals such as: Youth; Health & Primary Care; Disability; Housing &
homelessness |
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Jesuit Refugee Service Australia |
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The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic
organization with a mission to accompany, serve and defend the
rights of refugees and forcibly displaced people. |
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Key Centre for
Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance |
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The Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice
and Governance at Griffith University is one of the premier research
centres in Australia examining issues concerning crime, justice,
ethics, and governance. |
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Management Alternatives |
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Management Alternatives Pty Ltd (established 1988), is a management
consultancy business specialising in work for the community based,
non-profit, welfare and church organisations and government,
especially those providing human services. |
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Melbourne Institute of
Applied Economic and Social Research |
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The Melbourne Institute increasingly is regarded as Australia’s
leading applied economic and social research institute. It is
nationally renowned in academia, government, business and community
groups. |
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Mission Australia |
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Our Vision is to see a fairer Australia
by enabling people in need to find pathways to a better life |
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NATSEM: National Centre
for Social & Economic Modelling. |
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NATSEM, the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, is a
major research centre within the University of Canberra. It has an
international reputation as a centre of excellence for analysing
microdata and constructing microsimulation models. |
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Refugee Council of
Australia |
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The Refugee Council of Australia is a non-profit peak organisation.
It provides information on and advocacy for refugees and
humanitarian entrants in Australia. |
| The Source |
| the source is a gateway to youth information, programmes,
services, resources and entertainment for young people between the
ages of 12 and 25 |
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St. Vincent de Paul Society |
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Religious organisation dedicated to helping "feed, clothe, house and
assist our brothers and sisters who are forced onto the margins of
society." |
| Victorian Council of Social
Service |
| VCOSS produces a series of free information sheets on topics
related to community management: |
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Wesley Mission Online |
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Wesley is a growing Christian Church and a Parish Mission of the
Uniting Church in Australia, serving the community wherever the need
exists. (We have a history of going where others won't and of not
allowing economic rationalism to dictate our programs.) |
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Women's Electoral Lobby |
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The Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL) is a feminist, not for profit,
self-funded, non-party political, lobby group founded in 1972. WEL
continues to work as a research/advocacy group for the issues that
disadvantage women |
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| International
Organisations |
| National Association of Social
Workers online (US) |
| The National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF) is a
charitable organization created to enhance the well-being of
individuals, families, and communities through the advancement of
social work practice. |
| Social Science Information Gateway |
| Welcome to the Social Sciences pages of Institute. We are a free
online service providing you with access to the very best Web
resources for education and research, evaluated and selected by a
network of subject specialists |
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World
Wide Web Resources for Social Workers |
| To help social service professionals throughout the world
conveniently maintain an awareness of news regarding the profession
and emerging scholarship |
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| Reference materials |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics |
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Canadian Encyclopaedia of Social Work |
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Commonwealth
Parliamentary Library: Publications |
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Excellent collection of online documents which provide overviews of
key policy areas. The collection is searchable |
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Commonwealth
Parliamentary Library Social Policy Guide |
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Provides Government briefs, policy and links on a variety of Social
Policy issues. |
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ParlInfo Web |
ParlInfo Web provides access to the Parliamentary Document
Repository. ParlInfo contains over one million documents
relating to the work of the Australian Parliament including
Parliamentary debates
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Parliament of Australia.
Search Service |
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Search a wide range of Parliamentary information including Hansards,
legislation, constitution. |
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