Honouring the Legacy of Don Dunstan
DDF Home
About the Foundation
Don Dunstan
Projects and events
  Events schedule
  Events output
  Dunstan Fellows Program
  Human Rights Oration
  Lowitja O'Donoghue Oration
  Creating the Climate for Change
  Professor Robert Reich
  Professor Brian Howe
  State of South Australia
  Aboriginal employment
  Social Inclusion Forum
  David Korten Lecture
  Tom Burns Lecture
Resource centre
Scholarships and awards
Supporting the Foundation
SA Policy Online [external link]
Community noticeboard
Contact us

The Don Dunstan Foundation gratefully acknowledges the support of the State Government of South Australia, the University of Adelaide and Flinders University

 

Don Dunstan Foundation - For a Better Future
Flinders University - The University of Adelaide
Flinders University The University of Adelaide - Australia
Projects and events Donations Subscriptions Become involved

State of South Australia

State of South Australia Book

Front cover

Contents page 1

Contents page 2

State of South Australia seeks to meet a need for considered analysis and reflection on the major social, economic, cultural and political trends and policy challenges facing South Australia . It brings together a group of respected academic researchers and commentators concerned about ensuring prosperity for all in South Australia .

State of South Australia is written for a wide audience, including students, teachers, researchers, policy- and decision-makers.

The publication of State of South Australia has been possible through the support of the Australian Institute of Social Research and the Don Dunstan Foundation at the University of Adelaide . An updated version will be published every two years.

State of South Australia is edited by Associate Professor John Spoehr, Executive Director, Australian Institute for Social Research, University of Adelaide and is published by Wakefield Press.

Following are the contributors to the State of South Australia including their professional positions and the chapters to which they contributed or authored.

top

State of South Australia Conference

Download a registration form (pdf 111kB)

The State of South Australia conference features 7 of the 20 contributors to the State of South Australia book. Edited by Associate Professor John Spoehr and published by Wakefield Press, the book brings together researchers and commentators focusing on key social, economic, environmental and cultural trends and policy issues in South Australia.

The conference will feature the following speakers:

  • Associate Professor John Spoehr
    Executive Director, Australian Institute for Social Research, The University of Adelaide
    Introduction and overview
  • Professor Graeme Hugo
    Federation Fellow, The University of Adelaide
    State of the Population
  • Dr Peter Brain
    Executive Director, National Institute of Economic and Industry Research, Melbourne
    State of the Regions
  • Mr John Glover
    Director, Public Health Information Development Unit, The University of Adelaide
    Dr Di Hetzel
    Senior Researcher, Public Health Information Development Unit, The University of Adelaide
    State of Health
  • Dr Lionel Orchard
    Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Flinders Institute of Public Policy and Management, Flinders University
    State of Housing
  • Dr Andrew Lothian
    Environmental Policy Solutions, Adelaide
    State of the Environment

The two panel discussions will be chaired by Professor James McWha, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Adelaide and Professor Anne Edwards, Vice-Chancellor, Flinders University, respectively.

A copy of State of South Australia is included in the cost of registration.

Date:

Thursday 23 June 2005

Time:

9am to 12:30pm, conference
12:30pm to 1:15pm, book launch, including celebratory drinks

Venue:

Busby Hall, National Wine Centre, corner Hackney and North Terrace

Cost:

$200.00, Don Dunstan Foundation financial subscriber $150.00, Groups of 5 or more $150.00 per person

Bookings:

Essential, by Thursday 16 June 2005 to
Josie Covino
Level 3, 10 Pulteney Street
The University of Adelaide
SA 5005

Email:

josie.covino@adelaide.edu.au

Fax:

8303 6309

top

State of South Australia Book - Contributors

Following are the contributors to the State of South Australia including their professional positions and the chapters to which they contributed or authored.

Contributor

Position

Chapter

Dr Kathy Arthurson

Senior Research Fellow at the University of South Australia

State of Housing

Dr Steven Barrett

PhD Scholar in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Adelaide

State of Employment

Dr Peter Brain

Executive Director of the National Institute of Economic and Industry Research

State of the Regions

Dr Ray Broomhill

Adjunct Associate Professor of Labour Studies within the Australian Institute for Social Research at Adelaide University

State of Gender Issues

Dr Josephine Caust

Associate Professor (Arts and Cultural Management) at the University of South Australia and is the managing editor of the research journal, The Asia Pacific Journal of Arts and Cultural Management

State of the Arts

Keri Chiveralls

PhD Scholar in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Adelaide

State of Community Services

Jenny Czernezkyj

PhD Scholar within the Discipline of Gender and Labour Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Adelaide

State of Education

Dr Frank Gelber

forecaster, focusing on the dynamics of behaviour and investment markets

State of the Economy

Mr John Glover

Director of the Public Health Information Development Unit at the University of Adelaide

State of Health

Dr Diana Hetzel

Senior Researcher at the Public Health Information Development Unit at the University of Adelaide

State of Health

Professor Graeme Hugo

Federation Fellow, Professor of the Department of Geographical and Environmental Studies and Director of the National Centre for Social Applications of Geographical Information Systems at the University of Adelaide

State of the Population

Dr Andrew Lothian

Consultant, Environmental Policy Solutions

State of the Environment

Dr Clement Macintyre

Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Adelaide

State of Politics

Dr Lionel Orchard

Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Flinders Institute of Public Policy and Management, Flinders University .

State of Housing

Damon Roast

Research Economist with BIS Shrapnel

State of the Economy

Dr Jane Robbins

senior lecturer in the School of Political & International Studies and Associate Head Academic, Faculty of Social Sciences at Flinders University

State of Indigenous People

Dr Rhonda Sharp

professor of economics at the University of South Australia

State of Gender Issues

Associate Professor John Spoehr

Executive Director of the Australian Institute for Social Research, University of Adelaide

Editor

State of Employment

Dr Peter Travers

has written extensively on living standards in Australia and New Zealand

State of Income

Dr John Williams

Reader in Law at the Australian National University

State of Law

Dr Lou Wilson

Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Adelaide 's Centre for Labour Research.

State of Community Services

Mr Pat Wright

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Labour Studies and Director of the Centre for Labour Research in the Australian Institute for Social Research at The University of Adelaide

State of Education

top

last modified 9/06/2005 09:28 by Rosslyn Cox