New book shares golden nuggets on worlds of the super rich
A new book by a Flinders University expert on the super rich is offering rare insights into their lives.
Politics and Public Policy
Bullied, missing school and hungry – report reveals reality of many Aussie kids
One in ten Australian children miss school at least once a week, almost one in six have been bullied, and one in thirty goes to bed or school hungry nearly every day.
‘Anti-Corruption Council, not Commonwealth ICAC, the best way to tackle corruption’
A Commonwealth ICAC would be expensive, inefficient, divisive – and hardly any of the world’s least corrupt nations have a national anti-corruption agency.
Corruption seems to be on the rise, says professor
Perceptions that corruption is on the rise is a concern to Australia’s global standing, says Flinders Strategic Professor Adam Graycar.
Flinders’ NCETA launches Australia’s first one-stop shop on meth addiction
If knowledge is power, the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction’s (NCETA) new methamphetamine Knowledgebase could become one of the most important tools in the battle against ice addiction.
An illustrious career in public service
South Australia’s longest-serving Labor Premier, the late Hon John Bannon AO, continued his public service through his post-parliamentary career – including at Flinders University.
Aus-NZ criminologists converge at Flinders hosted ANZSOC conference
Home-grown terrorism, border control, cybercrime and miscarriages of justice are being addressed as Flinders hosts the 28th Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference.
‘The New Public Health’ – as ‘gripping as a novel’ and relevant as ever
In spite of “challenging times for policy and practice that seeks to improve population health and reduce health inequalities”, Professor Fran Baum’s The New Public Health offers some optimism for the future, said Lancaster University’s Professor Jennie Popay today.
Children and the Australian media – getting it right on rights
The majority of parents wouldn’t physically allow a stranger unsupervised access to their kids, yet most Australian children are exposed to the influence of strangers every day through mass media.