Australia's welfare : connected challenges, connecting response program

Program
Available Powerpoint presentations and speeches are accessible from the corresponding speaker below.

Dr Ken Baker | Mr Justin Griffin | Dr Jeff Harmer | Professor Alan Hayes | Ms Cynthia Kim | Ms Ros Madden and Ms Ann Peut | Mr Ken Tallis | Mr David Wilson | Dr Ian Winter | Opening keynote by Dr Richard Madden 

Wednesday 30 November 8.30am-4.45pm
8.30am Registration, tea/coffee on arrival                                              [Outside theatre]
9.25am Dr Richard Madden, Director, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) introduces Prof. Heather Gardner, AIHW Board Member                                                                    [Theatre]
9.35am Launch of Australia's Welfare 2005, by Senator the Hon. Kay Patterson, Minister for Family and Community Services
9.50am Light refreshments                                                                         [Grey area]
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10.10am Conference Opening by Dr Diane Gibson, Head, Welfare Division, AIHW     [Theatre]
10.15am Opening keynote by Dr Richard Madden, Director, AIHW(136K PDF)
Session 1 - 11:10am
TOPIC A                    [Theatre] TOPIC B                     [Conference room]
Children, youth and families Participation, ageing and disability

Ms Cynthia Kim, Head, Children, Youth and Families Unit, AIHW.

Presentation - Children, Youth & Families (1.77M PPT)

 

Professor Alan Hayes, Director, Australian Institute of Family Studies.

Presentation - Return on investment: Some implications of Australia's Welfare for policy and practice in early intervention and prevention (231K PPT)

 

Chair: Mr Stephen Hunter, Deputy Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services

 

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 Ms Ann Peut, Head, Ageing and Aged Care Unit, AIHW, and Ms Ros Madden, Head, Functioning and Disability Unit, AIHW. 

Presentation - Participation, ageing and disability (707K PPT)

 

Professor Peter Saunders, Director, Social Policy Research Centre

 

Dr Ken Baker, CEO, National Industry Association for Disability Services. 
Presentation - Ageing and Disability (42K PPT)
  
 Chair: Mr Ian Spicer, AIHW Board.
12:40pm Lunch                                                                                           [Grey area]
Session 2 - 1:40pm
TOPIC A                      [Conference room] TOPIC B                                [Theatre]
Welfare-related outcomes and resources Housing and homelessness

Mr Ken Tallis, Head, Resource Division, AIHW. 
Presentation - Welfare-related outcomes and resources (2.6M PPT)

 

Mr Andrew McCallum, President, Australian Council of Social Services. 
  

Chair: Professor Heather Gardner, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Public Health, La Trobe University.

 

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 Mr David Wilson, Head, Housing Assistance Unit, AIHW 
Presentation - Housing assistance (3.55M PPT), and 
Mr Justin Griffin, Head, Supported Accommodation and Crisis Service Unit, AIHW. 
Presentation - People Experiencing Homelessness (637K PPT)

 

Dr Ian Winter, Executive Director, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. 
Presentation - Dry Bones:Connecting Housing (142K PPT)

   

Chair: Dr Owen Donald, Director of Housing, Department of Human Services (Victoria)
3:10pm Afternoon tea                                                                                       [Grey area]
3:35pm Closing keynote, Dr Jeff Harmer, Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services   [Theatre]
Presentation - Closing Plenary Session (208K PPT)
4:25pm Close, Dr Diane Gibson, Head, Welfare Division, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

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