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Supported Decision-Making Rights in Behaviour Support Policies 行为支持政策中的支持决策权

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-06-15 Epub Date: 2025-09-26 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70070

Sally Robinson, Karen R. Fisher, Julian Laurens, Alinka Fisher, Sabrina Forte, Katrina Reschke, Rosemary Kayess

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‘People Need to Understand That They Are Stealing From Their Neighbours’: A Critical Media Analysis of the Representations and Resistance Throughout the Robodebt Scheme “人们需要明白他们正在从邻居那里偷东西”：对整个机器人债务计划的表现和抵制的批判性媒体分析

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-06-15 Epub Date: 2025-07-06 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70042

Ella Kruger, Phillipa Evans

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Culturally Safe Assistive Technology Provision in Australia: Concept Mapping Perspectives From Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People 澳大利亚文化安全辅助技术的提供：来自原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民的概念映射视角

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-06-15 Epub Date: 2025-12-13 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70085

Shane Hearn, Vanessa Langenberg, Kristy Harper, Libby Callaway, Hilary O'Connell, Eleanor Kennett-Smith, Natasha Layton

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How Do I Answer This? A Queer Critique of Australian Census Forms and the Reification of Cisheteronormative Families 我该如何回答这个问题？澳洲人口普查表格的酷儿批判与异性恋规范家庭的物化

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-06-15 Epub Date: 2025-08-12 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70057

Xavier Mills, Sal Clark

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National Disability Insurance Scheme and Quality of Life Among Carers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia: A Thematic Analysis 澳大利亚国家残疾保险计划和自闭症谱系障碍儿童照顾者的生活质量：专题分析

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-06-15 Epub Date: 2025-06-01 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70040

Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant

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The Cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Australia's Print-Media Discourse 国家残疾保险计划的成本：澳大利亚的印刷媒体话语

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-06-15 Epub Date: 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70063

Meera Chinnappa, Jennifer Smith-Merry, Kuo-yi Jade Chang

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Understanding the Housing and Support Experience of People With Complex Disability in Australia: A Qualitative Analysis of Submissions to the Disability Royal Commission 了解澳大利亚复杂残疾人士的住房和支持经验：对提交给残疾皇家委员会的材料的定性分析

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-06-15 Epub Date: 2025-06-01 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70038

Kate D'Cruz, Fiona Carey, Libby Witts, Jessie Spence, Peter Mulherin, Megan Topping, Di Winkler, Jacinta Douglas

{"title":"Understanding the Housing and Support Experience of People With Complex Disability in Australia: A Qualitative Analysis of Submissions to the Disability Royal Commission","authors":"Kate D'Cruz, Fiona Carey, Libby Witts, Jessie Spence, Peter Mulherin, Megan Topping, Di Winkler, Jacinta Douglas","doi":"10.1002/ajs4.70038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.70038","url":null,"abstract":"In 2019, the Australian government established the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (‘Disability Royal Commission’, DRC) to investigate widespread mistreatment of people with disability. Nearly 10,000 people with disability, their families and supporters engaged with the DRC. The Commission published 1586 de-identified narratives online, of which 485 focused on the theme of housing. The DRC also released transcripts and exhibits from 33 public hearings, including Public Hearing 3 on living in group homes for people with disability. Despite the Australian government recognising the rights of people with disability to choose where and with whom they live, many Australians with high and complex needs are living in older style group homes, with ageing parents or in residential aged care. This study analysed publicly available submission data from the DRC to better understand the housing and support needs, preferences and experiences of people with complex disability and their supporters. The findings provide critical insights to inform the co-design of user-led housing and support solutions that deliver better outcomes for people with disability.","PeriodicalId":46787,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Social Issues","volume":"61 2","pages":"344-357"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajs4.70038","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148269195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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‘I Don't Babysit’: Stay-at-Home Dads' Perspectives and Experiences Within Australian Society “我不照看孩子”：全职爸爸在澳大利亚社会中的观点和经历

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-06-15 Epub Date: 2025-07-08 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70039

Elyse Manie, Patricia Taylor, Hayley McKenzie, Norma Barrett

{"title":"‘I Don't Babysit’: Stay-at-Home Dads' Perspectives and Experiences Within Australian Society","authors":"Elyse Manie, Patricia Taylor, Hayley McKenzie, Norma Barrett","doi":"10.1002/ajs4.70039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.70039","url":null,"abstract":"Stay-at-home-dads are an emerging group in Australia, impacted by societal assumptions and expectations. However, there is a scarcity of research on the perspectives and experiences of fathers assuming stay-at-home dad roles within Australian society. Using descriptive phenomenology, semi-structured virtual interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 10 stay-at-home-dads across Australia. Inductive thematic analysis identified two themes: (i) navigating gendered expectations and social discomfort, and (ii) feeling authentic in the parenting role. The findings revealed the diversity of stay-at-home-dads' perceptions and experiences. Stay-at-home-dads perceive gendered caregiving expectations and experience social discomfort from others regarding their role. This can influence their sense of role authenticity and masculinity. To overcome such assumptions, factors such as support systems and networks for stay-at-home-dads can improve their sense of authenticity and masculine identity. Further, the findings indicate that providing spaces and services that are inclusive of non-normative family structures will support stay-at-home-dads and work towards challenging gendered caregiving assumptions.","PeriodicalId":46787,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Social Issues","volume":"61 2","pages":"419-428"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajs4.70039","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148269228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Superannuation Reimagined: Moving Beyond the Origins to an Indigenous Focus 重新构想退休金：超越起源，以本土为焦点

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-06-15 Epub Date: 2025-09-07 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70037

Levon Ellen Blue, Peter Anderson, Mark Brimble

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Underemployment and Job Quality Among Young Australians: A Gendered Analysis Using the HILDA Survey (2009–2022) 澳大利亚年轻人的就业不足和工作质量：基于HILDA调查的性别分析（2009-2022）

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Australian Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2026-06-15 Epub Date: 2025-07-02 DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.70043

Brendan Churchill

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