Select Publications
Conference Presentations
, 2017, 'Poverty and Deprivation in Australia: Towards Better Measures and Improved Understanding', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, Sydney, 25 September 2017 - 27 September 2017
, 2015, 'Towards a Better Understanding of Child Poverty: Evidence for Australia', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference (ASPC), 28 September 2015 - 30 September 2015
, 2014, 'Examining the Impact of In-Kind Housing and Health Benefits on Poverty among Older Australians', presented at XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology on Facing an Unequal World: Challenges for Global Sociology, Yokohama, 13 July 2014 - 18 July 2014
, 2009, 'Identifying Disadvantaged Children: Comparing Alternative Approaches', presented at 2nd International Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators, University of Western Sydney, 04 November 2009 - 05 November 2009
, 2009, 'Still doing it tough: an update on deprivation and social exclusion among welfare service clients', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference: An Inclusive Society? Practicalities and Possibilities, Sydney, 08 July 2009 - 10 July 2009
, 2008, 'Social Exclusion, Deprivation and the Well-being on Australian Families', presented at Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, 09 July 2008 - 11 July 2008
, 2007, 'Left Out and Missing Out – Deprivation and Social Exclusion in Australia', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, UNSW, Sydney, 11 July 2007 - 13 July 2007
, 2007, 'The Impact of Unemployment on Well-Being and Happiness in Australia', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, UNSW, Sydney, 11 July 2007 - 13 July 2007
Reports
, 2018, Material Deprivation and Social Exclusion Among Young Australians: A child-focused approach, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5bd2aacfb0112
, 2018, Poverty in Australia 2018, Australian Council of Social Service and Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26873
, 2018, Inequality in Australia 2018, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26698
, 2018, Australian Homelessness Monitor 2018, Launch Housing, Melbourne, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26577, https://www.launchhousing.org.au/australianhomelessnessmonitor/
, 2017, Exploring Financial Wellbeing in the Australian Context, Centre for Social Impact & Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26355
, 2017, New Minimum Income for Healthy Living Budget Standards for Low-Paid and Unemployed Australians, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, SPRC Report 11/17, http://dx.doi.org/10.4225/53/5994e0ca804a4
, 2017, New Minimum Income for Healthy Living Budget Standards for Low-Paid and Unemployed Australians: summary report, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.4225/53/5994e24f82386
, 2013, Analysis of Legal Aid NSW client social exclusion survey data, 16/2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25898, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/Phase_3_ReportFINAL.pdf
, 2013, Australia’s progress in the 21st century: pilot program on measuring social progress, 18/2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25899, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/Pilot_Project_ReportFinal.pdf
, 2012, Report for the NSW Child Death Review Team on measuring socioeconomic status, 8/2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25935
, 2012, Making a difference: building on young people’s experiences of economic adversity (final report), 6/2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28132
, 2012, Promoting inclusion and combating deprivation: recent changes in social disadvantage in Australia, 12/2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25908, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/2012_12_FINAL_REPORT.pdf
, 2009, Still doing it tough: an update on deprivation and social exclusion among welfare service clients, SPRC Report 7/09, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25857, https://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/2009_Report7_09_Still_doing_it_tough.pdf
, 2008, Poverty in Australia: Sensitivity analysis and recent trends, Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, Report 4/08, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/Report4_08_Poverty_in_Australia.pdf
, 2006, Experiencing poverty: the voices of low-income Australians, 14/2006
, 2004, The Availability of Foster Carers
Theses / Dissertations
, 2018, ‘Active willing and able, a comparison of activation policies in Australia, UK, Netherlands and Denmark’,, Sydney, http://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:53082/SOURCE02?view=true
, 2017, The Standard of Living and Well-being of Individuals, UNSW, https://www.unsworks.unsw.edu.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=unsworks_43271&context=L&vid=UNSWORKS&search_scope=unsworks_search_scope&tab=default_tab&lang=en_US
Working Papers
, 2008, Deprivation and other indicators of the living standards of older Australians, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, draft report for FaHCSIA, http://dx.doi.org
, 2003, Assessing the quality and inter-temporal comparibility of ABS household income distribution survey data, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org
Preprints
, Dawning of a New Age?: The Extent, Causes and Consequences of Aging in Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.36838
, Patterns of Economic and Social Participation Among FaCs Customers, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1729526
Other
Wilkins R (ed.), 2016, 'Material Deprivation’ in R. Wilkins (ed.) The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey: Selected Findings from Waves 1 to 14, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, https://www.melbourneinstitute.com/hilda/Reports/statreport.html