People and Place articles from April 2008

People and Place archives from April 2008

The religious affiliation of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex Australians: a report from the private lives survey.
April 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION Interactions between organised religion in Australia and people who identify as other than heterosexual (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex) are most often represented, in public and academic discourse, as...

Teaching and learning accounting with overseas student.(Report)
April 1, 2008... CONTEXT This paper is a reflective review of the study habits of international students in postgraduate accounting studies, and how these study habits have changed over recent years as a consequence of increased enrolments of full-fee...

Where people move and when: temporary population mobility in Australia.
April 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION Australia's population is conventionally characterised as spatially concentrated, highly urbanised and oriented towards the coast.(1) Seldom acknowledged are the more ephemeral aspects of Australia's population geography, such...

Partnerships at the 2006 census: preliminary findings.
April 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION Married and de facto partnerships in Australia are the site of continued dramatic change. In 2004 Birrell et al. reported a 'precipitous' decline in proportions partnered over consecutive census collections. In particular,...

Labor's education and training strategy: building on false assumptions?
April 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION The incoming Rudd Labor Government believes that skill shortages are an important component of Australia's inflationary breakout. The government's leaders have repeatedly asserted that, unlike the departed Coalition...

The dynamics of Australia's immigration policy.
April 1, 2008... We are constantly reminded that the world, or at least much of it, changed on the 11th September, 2001. One of the consequences of the dramatic New York bombings is that they have overshadowed the equally significant consequences of events...

Which is the most idiotic green party in the world?(Viewpoint essay)
April 1, 2008... The deadline is fast approaching. Send in your submissions now. The first annual contest to establish which indeed is the most idiotic of the world's Green Parties is upon us. Many candidates were surveyed. The Swedes, the nutty Germans and...

How are skilled migrants doing?
April 1, 2008... Australia has experienced a boom in job creation in recent years. This has mainly been at the skilled end of the workforce and particularly among those holding professional qualifications. However, as the accompanying article in this issue...