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Disadvantage not all about the hip pocket

14 July 2020 As published in CathNews New research on disadvantage in Australia has found that it’s not just income that matters when calculating disadvantage, but other factors such as health and education. The research, conducted by the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods and commissioned by Catholic Social Services Australia, (CSSA), found the gap...

Where are the most disadvantaged parts of Australia? New research shows it’s not just income that matters

13 July 2020 Article by Brenton Prosser and Ben Phillips, as published in The Conversation New research on disadvantage in Australia has found the gap between rich and poor is very wide in Sydney, while much of Queensland struggles with educational disadvantage and regional NSW and Victoria are both more disadvantaged when it comes to health. Previous...

Coronavirus: Australia’s pockets of chronic disadvantaged most vulnerable to consequences of pandemic

23 March 2020 Article by Malcolm Farr, as published at news.com.au They are potentially among the most vulnerable to the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic — the thousands of Australians already captive to persistent disadvantage. They have been short-changed on health care, education, economic capacity and social cohesion, according to a ground-breaking national survey released today. The survey,...

Tailoring innovation and investment to tackle persistent disadvantage

Media Release Monday 23 March 2020 People across Australia are experiencing persistent disadvantage but are being forgotten because of the fallacy of average levels of advantage, a new Catholic Social Services Australia report has revealed. Mapping the Potential, a partnership between CSSA, 21 of its members and the Australian National University’s Centre for Social Research Methods, goes beyond the usual analysis of...

Catholic social services team up to battle disadvantage

Media Article 11 September 2019 More than 20 Catholic social service providers from across Australia have joined with researchers from the Australian National University to commission new research into entrenched disadvantage. ANU Researchers with Dr Brenton Prosser (left), Former Director Research, CSSA Today marks the commencement of research activity for the Identifying Locational Drivers of Entrenched Disadvantage project. “This...

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