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New book: 'Idolising Children' by Daniel Donahoo, OzProspect Fellow
The book will be launched on 22 March at Eltham Bookshop. Download invitation to launch here Purchase a copy of the book here Link to article in 'Melbourne's Child' It's time for community care to take centre stage By Tim Watts and Tim Orton Australian Financial Review 28 October 2006 In the debate about how we respond to ageing of the population, the politics and funding of nursing homes and hospitals generate a lot of heat. But what has been overlooked is the fragmented and under-resourced condition of arguably the most important service system supporting older Australians: community care. More details NSW Young Parents Forum In partnership with the NSW Department of Community Services, OzProspect ran 3 forums for young parents in 2006. The aim of the events was to hear young NSW parents' experiences of the service support system and to document their issues and ideas to help service providers better meet the needs of young parents. This project has developed out of OzProspect Fellow, Daniel Donahoo’s research into young Australian parents. The three forums were held in Albury (22 August), Newcastle (31 August) and Sydney (1 September). More details | Background Paper | Interview on ABC Radio National | SMH coverage What the PM Owes to Hansonism By Emma Dawson, OzProspect Fellow The Age 8 September, 2006 In the media's rush to commemorate September 11, we risk overlooking another anniversary, one that arguably softened the ground for the radical retreat from tolerance that was to explode around the world five years later. On Tuesday September 10, 1996, Pauline Hanson's maiden speech sent shockwaves through Australia. More details Left Out of the Debate by Convoluted Speaking By Emma Dawson, OzProspect Fellow The Australian 28 July, 2006 AS a writer and researcher with an interest in multiculturalism, I was momentarily excited last month to learn that a conference on the subject will be held at Macquarie University later this year. Momentarily, because one look at the call for papers on the conference website for Everyday Multiculturalisms deflated any sense of enthusiasm I felt. Read more A Better Australia in 2020 The Australian Future Directions Forum 5-8 February 2006 Sebel Heritage Yarra Valley, Victoria At the Australian Future Directions Forum in the Yarra Valley in February, 90 emerging leaders from across the country came together to design a better future for the nation. Tim Watts, OzProspect Director, attended along with leaders including Peter Dutton, Federal Minister for Revenue; Evan Thornley, co-founder of LookSmart; Ahmed Fahour, Australian CEO of NAB; and Alice Garner, star of 'Secret Life of Us' and historian. More information and the full Outcomes Statement from the Forum are available here: http://www.afdf.net.au/outcomes.html A brief 500 word essay Tim Watts wrote prior to the forum appeared in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald on 4 February. It is available here: www.ozprospect.org/pubs/watts33.htm
Perceptions of Parenthood Need an Overhaul By Daniel Donahoo, OzProspect Fellow The Age 23 Feb, 2006 It is a real struggle for many mothers to return to work. But if we’re to get serious about what we want from childcare, we need to ask for more than just places. We need to consider why we don’t get the quality of developmental support we want for our children, and demand a more holistic response to the issues of work, family and balance. Read more
Opposite Sides of the Cultural Coin By Emma Dawson, OzProspect Fellow NewMatilda.com 4 May, 2005 It’s doubtful that Joh Bjelke-Peterson and Al Grassby ever had anything in common, other than the day of their deaths. While we might seem currently to be more relaxed and comfortable clinging on to the last fragments of Joh’s Australia, progress will out. The multicoloured, multicultural, multilingual Australia with which I grew up began with Al Grassby, but it will not die with him. Read more Fund IVF, But Not From The Health Budget By Sam Tormey - OzProspect Fellow Canberra Times 2 May, 2005 Last year we spent $78.6 million in helping people to have babies via IVF. That money comes from the same budget that we use for kidney dialysis, cancer treatment, heart attacks and strokes. Think about that. In what way does being infertile make you ill? It does not cause any physical pain, does not shorten one’s lifespan or cause any disability. Read more Confidence the Key to Having Kids Herald Sun 17 February 2005 By Daniel Donahoo - OzProspect Fellow Most Australian women and men agree - they want kids. Yet why is the birth rate falling? Nuclear Power is No Panacea for Climate Change Online Opinion 27 January, 2005 By Donna Green A dangerous myth that nuclear power is a cheap, environmentally-friendly solution to our future electricity needs has been circulating again. Read more... More than a Cure Eureka Street Jan-Feb 2005 By Madeleine Byrne - OzProspect Fellow Sir Gussal Nossal, the eminent immunologist speaks about his role with Bill Gates multi-billion dollar child immunisation projects. Hanson Reveals Howard’s True Victory The Age September 17, 2004 By Emma Dawson She used to be shocking. Now she is mainstream. What does that say about us? The Crisis of Masculinity: Is there a need for an Australian Mens’ Movement? 20 April, 2004 By Pru Goward A speech delivered by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner to an OzProspect public forum at the State Library of Victoria. The Australia-US Free Trade Agreement: An Environmental Impact Assessment OzProspect Report October 2003 By Michael Cebon A free trade agreement with the US would increase Australian farmers' water use by at least 1.3 trillion litres per year, according to research by OzProspect's Michael Cebon. Sex Slaves Getting the Wrong Message The Australian June 26, 2003 By Georgina Costello Give White Patronising a Heave-Ho The Australian June 27, 2003 By Darren Godwell "Big government" attitudes and problems with the structure of ATSIC are killing indigenous communities, according to OzProspect Fellow Darren Godwell. Read It... Debunking the Great Generation X Myth The Age By Tim Watts, Hugh Martin & Fiona Stewart Apathetic on politics, heartless workaholics, wealthier than their parents generation - should these tags be applied to Generation X? This bunch of Xers has doubts. Read It
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