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The empowerment agenda: Civil Society and Markets in Disability and Mental Health

IPA BACKGROUNDER | Vern Hughes

The framework for social policy is basically unchanged since the 1950s. The social policy debate in Australia is dominated by experts, lobby groups and government officials. The users of the system, whether they are called clients, consumers,...

Reconciliation: Where to Now?

IPA REVIEW ARTICLE | Vern Hughes

Building trust across racial lines can't be legislated for or imposed from above. Genuine reconciliation rests on personal relationships in civil society.