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July current awareness bulletin
01 Jul 2009

Welcome to the July edition of the Commission for Children and Young People's monthly Current Awareness Bulletin.

From the Web

International work-family policies. Baxter, J., Renda, J. and Gray, M. Conference paper presented at the Australian Social Policy Conference: An Inclusive Society? Practicalities and Possibilities, Sydney, 8–10 July 2009.

The effect of relationship breakdown on income and social exclusion. de Vaus, D., Gray, M., Qu, L., and Stanton D. Conference paper presented at the Australian Social Policy Conference: An Inclusive Society? Practicalities and Possibilities, Sydney, 8-10 July 2009.

Behind the Scenes: Insight into the Human Dimension of Covert Bullying. University of South Australia Centre for the Analysis of Educational Futures and Flinders University. Adelaide, 2008.

Australian covert bullying prevalence study. Cross, D. et al. Edith Cowan University: Perth, 2009.

Compendium of Social Inclusion Indicators : How’s Australia faring? Australian Social Inclusion Board. 2009.
A compilation of comparative data undertaken by the Australian Social Inclusion Board to inform its advisory work.

Social media: Tools for user-generated content. Bruns, A. and Bahnisch, M. Smart Services CRC: Everleigh, NSW, 2009.
For organisations which choose to incorporate social media elements into their online presence, this report provides material to inform that choice and guide the structural decisions which follow from it.

Sex offender treatment programs [electronic resource] : effectiveness of prison and community based programs in Australia and New Zealand. Macgregor, Sarah. Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse, Attorney General's Department of NSW: Sydney, 2008.

Young people with poor labour force attachment. Pech, J. McNevin, A., Nelms, L. Report commissioned by Australian Fair Pay Commission: Barton, ACT., 2009.

Intrafamilial adolescent sex offenders: psychological profile and treatment. Grant, J., Indermaur, D. et al. Australian Institute of Criminology Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice No. 375 June: Canberra, ACT., 2009.

The implications of poverty on child readiness to learn. Hilferty, F., Redmond, G. & Katz, I. Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth: Woden, ACT., 2009.
ARACY has released this report to guide discussion and decision making on opportunities for intervention. The report will form the basis of national consultations with practitioners and experts from around Australia.

The happy planet index 2.0. New Economics Foundation. London, UK. 2009.
On an scale that compares high life expectancy, high life satisfaction, and a low ecological footprint Australia comes in at 102 according to the 2009 Happy Planet index.

Click and connect – young Australians' use of online social media. Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). ACMA: Canberra, ACT. 2009.

The achievement of Australia's Indigenous students in PISA 2000 – 2006. de Bortoli, L. & Thomson, S. Australian Council for Educational Research: Camberwell, Vic. 2009.
A summary of Indigenous students’ results in international tests of reading, mathematical and scientific literacy suggests that initiatives to improve the education of Indigenous students have, to date, had little effect.

Centre for Civil Society National Update July 2009.

Australian Policy Online APO Weekly Briefing, 27 July 2009.

Publications

This little kiddy went to market : the corporate capture of childhood
Sharon Beder with Wendy Varney and Richard Gosden.
Sydney, N.S.W. : University of New South Wales Press, 2009. 307p.

On the outside : pathways in and out of homelessness / by Guy Johnson, Hellene Gronda, Sally Coutts. 2008
Guy Johnson, Hellene Gronda and Sally Coutts.
North Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2008. 269p.

The global deal : climate change and the creation of a new era of progress and prosperity.N.H. Stern.
New York : Public Affairs, 2009. 246p.

Journal articles

CYBERCRIME
Virtual harm and attachment / Jessica Wolfendale
Aware : ACSSA newsletter. No.21 2009, p9-11.
Summary:
Discusses impacts of virtual sexual harassment, commonplace in multi-user online worlds such as Second Life
http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/pubs/newsletter/n21.html

Virtual violence / Cameron Boyd
Aware : ACSSA newsletter. No.21 2009, p5-8.
Summary:
Discusses two kinds of 'virtual violence'; video game violence, in one-player games, and that occurring in 'virtual environments' (like Second Life) involving player interaction with other users, usually represented graphically by avatars.
http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/pubs/newsletter/n21.html

INFANT MORTALITY
Inequalities in infant mortality: patterns, trends, policy responses and emerging issues in Canada, Chile, Sweden and the United Kingdom / Ken Judge
Health Sociology Review. Special Issue: Social Determinants of Child Health and Wellbeing. Vol.18(1) June 2009, p12-24.
Summary:
A number of emerging issues are identified. One concerns the focus of interventions. Another relates to the use of targets. The third concern relates to the ways in which health inequalities are measured and monitored.

INVESTMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Investment in early childhood in Australia: International comparisons and recent trends / Ilan Katz, Gerry Redmond
Health Sociology Review. Special Issue: Social Determinants of Child Health and Wellbeing. Vol.18(1) June 2009, p94-107.
Summary:
Using currently available Australian datasets, this article explores two approaches to estimate the adequacy of investment in early childhood; comparing government expenditure between countries, and analysing one country (in this case Australia) in terms of expenditure over time on children of different ages.

RACIAL IDENTITY
Moorn (Black)? Djardak (White)? How come I don’t fit in Mum?: Exploring the racial identity of Australian Aboriginal children and youth / Cheryl Kickett-Tucker
Health Sociology Review. Special Issue: Social Determinants of Child Health and Wellbeing. Vol.18(1) June 2009, p119-136.
Summary:
Thirty five Australian Indigenous children aged 8-12 were interviewed and 120 youth aged 13-17 participated in focus groups. The components of racial identity for children aged 7-12 and youth were very similar such that culture, family, language and appearance featured.

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