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Article
Inside Conroy's implement
What does $25 million worth of consultancy conclude about the national broadband network, asks Jock Given.
Presentation
Fibre to the everywhere: Australia's new plan for broadband
This talk considers the origins of a broadband plan and asks who will benefit and who will pay for it.
Report
Social inclusion of the hard to reach
This report is intended as a practical resource for local councils wishing to engage their communities in decision making and planning. The focus is on how to broaden the range of people represented in council processes, especially those who are reluctant to participate in traditional consultation methods. This is the final report of a project...
Report
From psychiatric hospital to supported housing: the Neami Community Housing Program, Melbourne, Australia, 1995–2008
This paper documents the experience of the Neami Community Housing Program. The paper recounts how the program came about, describes the model it employs, and considers how its practice has changed over time. It then examines outcomes for clients after leaving hospital and implications for practice. The paper concludes by identifying successful characteristics of the...
Report
Case studies in deinstitutionalisation: implementing supported housing programs in two Australian states
This paper is one of a pair examining implementation in two states of programs that provide housing and support to people discharged from psychiatric hospitals. The first paper describes the implementation in Victoria of a program established in 1995 by a non-government agency called Neami. This second paper examines a program in South Australia called...