The second half of the title provides some very transparent clues to the ways in which
Mendes goes about his work of reviewing developments and changes in Australia's welfare …

This represents a substantial revision of Philip Mendes' successful textbook Australia's
Welfare Wars, in which the author explains--and questions--many of the values and …

The Australian welfare system is changing. A new agenda is emerging and radical reforms
are in the air. This timely collection of essays addresses this new agenda and reflects on the …

Textbook for tertiary students which provides documentary sources as well as commentaries
from academics in the field to outline the historical development of the Australian welfare …

Adelaide Research & Scholarship: How Australians Live: Social Policy in Theory and Practice
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This text outlines the links between Australian's conceptions about welfare and the
redistributive outcomes of the welfare state, canvassing theoretical explanations about why …

So far there has been no comprehensive independent assessment of the impact of the major
changes in social policies implemented since the mid-1980s which sought to restructure the …

This article considers the path of social policy and democracy in Australia and the latest set
of welfare reforms under Labor. The reforms can be seen to mark a reaction to the excesses …

• Summary: Since the mid-1970s the Australian welfare state has faced a continuing crisis of
resourcing and legitimation. Social work as a central entity within the welfare state has been …

Australian social work lacks a reading of its history that places it within the social reforms
and movements of the 19th and early 20th centuries, unlike histories of American and British …