Australia's welfare 2007 conference presentations

Gold sponsor

Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
AIHW would like to thank the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs for supporting this event.

Flyer and registration

Flyer, program and registration form (495KB PDF).

Disadvantage and diversity: Australia's welfare 2007 conferenceThursday 6 December, The Marque Hotel, 102 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra

Opening

Social Inclusion Initiative (opening keynote) (157KB PDF; 38.3MB MP3)
Monsignor David Cappo, Commissioner for Social Inclusion, South Australia

Launching Australia's welfare 2007 (10.9MB MP3)
Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for Housing, Minister for Status of Women

Stream A

Children, Youth and Families

Children, youth and families (chapter 2) (181KB PDF; 30.3MB MP3)
Ms Cynthia Kim and Ms Sushma Mathur, Joint Head, Children, Youth and Families Unit, AIHW

Resilience and diversity in children and families (303KB PDF; 30.6MB MP3)
Professor Ilan Katz, Director, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW

Ageing and Aged Care

Ageing and aged care (chapter 3) (161KB PDF; 22.0MB MP3)
Ms Ann Peut, Head, Ageing and Aged Care Unit, AIHW

Ageing and aged care: policy issues and debates (212KB PDF; 32.9MB MP3)
Professor Helen Bartlett, Foundation Director, Australasian Centre on Ageing, University of Queensland

Disability and Disability Services

Disability and disability services (chapter 4) (142KB PDF; 18.5MB MP3)
Dr Chris Stevenson, Head, Functioning and Disability Unit, AIHW

Disability: the policy landscape (285KB PDF; 23.5MB MP3)
Dr Ken Baker, Chief Executive Officer, National Disability Services

Stream B

Housing

Housing for health and welfare: housing assistance (chapter 5) (352KB PDF)
Ms Tracie Ennis, Head, Housing Assistance Unit, AIHW

Housing policy issues: challenges and opportunities (174KB PDF)
Dr Owen Donald, Former Director of Housing, Victoria

Homelessness

Housing for health and welfare: the dynamics of homelessness (chapter 5) (142KB PDF)
Ms Anne Giovanetti, Head, Supported Accommodation and Crisis Services Unit, AIHW

The dynamics of 21st century homelessness (293KB PDF)
Ms Jill Whitehorn, Senior Advisor, Social Inclusion Board, South Australia

Resources

Welfare services resources: financial and human (chapter 7) (232KB PDF)
Ms Jenny Hargreaves, Group Head, Economics and Health Services Group, AIHW

Re-thinking the concepts of resources and disadvantage (164KB PDF)
Professor Peter Saunders, Australian Professional Fellow, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW

Closing

Addressing extreme disadvantage through investment in capability development (closing keynote) (61KB PDF; 32.0MB MP3)
Dr Ken Henry, Secretary to the Treasury

Closing the Australia's welfare 2007 conference (12.1MB MP3)
Dr Diane Gibson, Head, Welfare and Housing Group, AIHW