Research has been central to the social action ministry undertaken by the SAO. Below is the list of reports, submissions, papers and briefing notes prepared since 1993. Some are accessible online. Those not online are available upon request from the SAO.

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Latest Publications:

Money over Humanity - Changes to Industrial Relations in Australia, September 2005 (pdf version)

the patchWORK project - This project seeks to elicit and unpack experience and stories of change from all perspectives in the new IR, welfare to work and independent contracting environments

More than just a roof - A study of family homelessness in Queensland, October 2003, QUT Centre of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies in conjunction with a number of organisations including the Social Action Office (pdf file)

Water for Life Reflection for National Water Care Week - 19-25 October 2003 (pdf version)

Vegetation Clearance in Queensland - Updated, July 2003 (pdf version)

Climate Change Fact Sheet, June 2002 (pdf version)

 

Catholic Social Teaching Modules:

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• Catholic Social Teaching and the Prison System, May 2002
  • Seminar Format and Notes (pdf file)
  • Seminar Handouts (pdf file)
  • Seminar OHT Sheets (pdf file)
  • Seminar PowerPoint Presentation (similar to OHT Sheets)

• Catholic Social Teaching and the Environment, March 2002
• Seminar Format and Notes (pdf file)
• Seminar Handouts (pdf file)
• Seminar OHT Sheets (pdf file)
• Seminar PowerPoint Presentation (similar to OHT Sheets)

 

Reports:

• More than just a roof - A study of family homelessness in Queensland, October 2003, QUT Centre of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies in conjunction with a number of organisations including the Social Action Office (pdf file)
• Brisbane Gateway Ports Area Strategy - An Assessment of Environmental Impacts and Risk Factors, 2000
• People & Places - A Profile of Growing Disadvantage in Queensland (with QCOSS), 1999
• Investing for Good?, 1996
• Drawing the Line on Poverty - An Assessment of Poverty and Disadvantage in Queensland (with QCOSS and Lifeline), 1995

 

Briefing Notes:

• Money over Humanity - Changes to Industrial Relations in Australia, September 2005 (pdf version)
• Vegetation Clearance in Queensland - Updated, 2003 (pdf version)
• 'Fair Go - Fair Share' Campaign ~ Socio-Economic Polarisation in Australia, 2001
• Climate Change Negotiations ~ Looking Towards Bonn in Mid-2001, 2001
• The Future of the Moreton Bay Catchment, 1999
• Background to the Conflict between the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), the National Farmers Federation (NFF), Patrick Stevedores and the Howard Government, 1998
• One Nation's Divisive Agenda Considered in the Light of Church Teaching, 1998
• Not To Be Forgotten Election Issues, 1998
• Recommendations to Churches in 'Stolen Generations' Report, 1997
• Brisbane City Council's Environment Management and Compliance Levy, 1997
• The 1996-97 Federal Budget
• Issues to Consider Regarding Uranium Mining and the Nuclear Industry, 1996
• The Draft Report of the Industry Commission's Inquiry into Charitable Organisations, 1995
• The Current 'Law and Order' Debate, 1995
• A Perspective on the Current Situation in Papua New Guinea, 1995
• The Final Report of the Industry Commission's 'Charitable Institutions in Australia', 1995
• The Green Paper, Restoring Full Employment, 1994
• Mental Health and Human Rights, 1994
• Bougainville, 1994
• The Aborigines Welfare Fund, 1993
• Update on the Aborigines Welfare Fund, 1993
• Mabo Developments and Recommended Action, 1993

 

Resources:

Doing Social Action - Resources for Action

Respecting the Traditional Owners of Your Place - A Resource for Religious Congregations in the Year of Jubilee (pdf file)

 

Submissions:

• Senate Select Committee on Medicare, 2003 (pdf file)
• Queensland State Government re Housing-related Poverty in Queensland at a Time of Growing Need (Policy and Budget Allocation Implications), 1999
• Parliamentary Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee re Review of Freedom of Information Act 1992 (Qld), 1999
• Reference Group of the Welfare Reform Review, 1999
• Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title, 1997
• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade re Australia and Climate Change Negotiations, 1997
• Senate Select Committee re Inquiry into Uranium Mining and Milling, 1996
• National Research Project re The Participation of Women in the Catholic Church in Australia (with a Circle of Queensland Women), 1996
• Prices Surveillance Authority re Inquiry into fees and charges imposed on retail transaction accounts by banks and other financial institutions (with Catholic Justice and Peace Commission), 1995

 

Discussion and Issues Papers:

• Assessing Privatisation, 1997
• A Citizen's Look at National Competition Policy (The Hilmer Report), 1995
• Privatisation - Some Thoughts on the Issue, 1994
• Reviewing Working Nation - The White Paper on Employment and Growth, 1994
• Service to the Poor - Insights from Catholic Social Teaching, 1994
• Considering the Implications of Recognizing Native Title for Religious Congregations, 1993