Social Issues

Angels of Death: Exploring the Euthanasia Underground [PB] Available
Roger S. Magnusson
Angels of Death provides a window into the 'euthanasia underground'—a secret part of medicine and nursing that few professionals will publicly acknowledge.

Blue Army: Paramilitary Policing in Australia [PB] Available
Jude McCulloch
A detailed investigation of changes to policing in Australia, arising from research into the paramilitarisation of the police.

Confronting Cruelty: Historical Perspectives on Child Protection in Australia [PB] Available
Dorothy Scott and Shurlee Swain
Confronting Cruelty investigates the history of the detection and treatment of child abuse in Australia.

Learning to Work: Students' experiences during work placements, Academic Monograph [POD] Available
Joanne M. Reidy
This ground-breaking study of work placements and practicums looks at the experience of 50 young short-term trainees in various Australian work settings.
Academic Monograph

Learning to Work: Students' experiences during work placements, Academic Monograph [e-book] Available
Joanne M. Reidy
This ground-breaking study of work placements and practicums looks at the experience of 50 young short-term trainees in various Australian work settings.
Academic Monograph

No Time To Lose: The well-being of Australia’s children, Academic Monograph [POD] Available
Sue Richardson and Margot Prior (eds)
A landmark investigation of the state of children's wellbeing in Australia, with contributions from Sue Richardson, Margot Prior, Steve Zubrick, Sven Silburn, Janet McCalman, Johanna Wyn and more.
Academic Monograph

No Time To Lose: The well-being of Australia’s children, Academic Monograph [e-book] Available
Sue Richardson and Margot Prior (eds)
A landmark investigation of the state of children's wellbeing in Australia, with contributions from Sue Richardson, Margot Prior, Steve Zubrick, Sven Silburn, Janet McCalman, Johanna Wyn and more.
Academic Monograph

Risk, Welfare and Work, Academic Monograph [POD] Available
Greg Marston, Jeremy Moss and John Quiggin
In recent decades, people’s experience of welfare has undergone a dramatic transformation, with the responsibility for managing risk increasingly being shifted from traditional state institutions to non-governmental agents, individuals and agencies.

Risk, Welfare and Work, Academic Monograph [e-book] Available
Greg Marston, Jeremy Moss and John Quiggin

Risk, Welfare and Work, Academic Monograph [EPUB] Available
Greg Marston, Jeremy Moss and John Quiggin
In recent decades, people’s experience of welfare has undergone a dramatic transformation, with the responsibility for managing risk increasingly being shifted from traditional state institutions to non-governmental agents, individuals and agencies.