People and Place articles from December 2006

People and Place archives from December 2006

When is a baby boom not a baby boom? Nine points of caution when interpreting fertility trends.
December 1, 2006... A small but significant increase in the Australian birth rate is being taken as evidence of the success of the Maternity: Payment (Baby Bonus) introduced in July 2004, and broadly hailed as a 'baby boom'. However a number of alternative...

The two-speed Australian economy--the decline of Sydney's labour market.
December 1, 2006... Australia is experiencing a two-speed economy in which New South Wales and Sydney are doing poorly in comparison to the mining regions of Western Australia. Queensland and the Northern Territory. Several factors contributing to the two-speed...

Diasporas, transnational citizenship and voting rights.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... We live in an era of globalisation and increased migration, both temporary and permanent. This has created diasporas where people of the same national origin are scattered over the face of the Earth. What should be the political rights and...

Defining Australia's national population in the era of globalisation.
December 1, 2006... In an era of increasing mobility and multiple citizenship, how should we define Australia's population? The author presents a demographer's view of the Australian diaspora and how it might be measured. He also argues that Australia should...

Italian citizenship and the transcending of territory.
December 1, 2006... Mass migration means that links between a person's country of residence and country of citizenship are now often broken. In such circumstances what political rights should an expatriate citizen have? Italy has created overseas electorates for...

Transnational citizenship: multiplicity of rights, responsibilities and opportunities.
December 1, 2006... Italy's citizenship laws are moving towards jus soli for migrants to Italy and to accommodate dual citizenship for people of Italian origin living abroad. MPs elected from abroad have made Italy governable and fuelled interest in transnational...

The growth lobby and Australia's immigration policy.
December 1, 2006... Immigration boosts Australia's population growth. A growth lobby concentrated among interests based in housing, land development and construction profits from this and actively lobbies for it. During the early years of the Howard Government...

Implications of low English standards among overseas students at Australian universities.
December 1, 2006... The results of the English tests required of overseas students who obtained permanent residence visas in 2005-06 after graduating reveal that at least a third scored below the level normally required for employment as professionals in...

Indigenous population change in the Northern Territory 1966 to 2031.
December 1, 2006... This paper examines how the Northern Territory's Indigenous demography has changed over recent decades, an assessment made possible by a recently constructed Indigenous demographic database covering the period 1966-2001. The paper then presents...