In the lead up to International Women’s Day on Sunday 8 March 2026, Dr Jennifer Ervin and Assoc. Prof. Tania King from RMIT University’s Social Equity Research Centre share findings from their researc...

In 2025, Power to Persuade’s team of moderators sourced and published seventy seven articles that offered insights into the design and delivery of social policy, and its impact on people, ...

In today’s long-read post, Roger Chao explores the ethical implications of high-consumption lifestyles in countries like Australia in the context of climate change. When do personal convenienc...

In today’s post, Evelyn Dowling from RMIT University explains how the exclusion of undocumented migrants from recent Australian legislation intended to address migrant worker exploitation does not ali...

This week, both Economic Abuse Awareness Day  and UN Women’s 16 days of activism against gender-based violence are shining a light on economic violence against women. This post by A...

In 2025, Power to Persuade has invited articles on the theme of the relevance of rights for 21st century policy. This post from Everyday Human Rights , an independent, non-political human rights educ...

To mark  Economic Abuse Awareness Day  in Australia on 26 November 2025, the  Working with Women Alliance  is publishing a report that includes recommendations for the Aust...

This week's posts are being sourced by the Life Course Centre ( @lifecourseAust ) to continue the conversation on social and economic disadvantage as part of Anti-Poverty Week 2025 (@AntiPover...

This week's posts are being sourced by the Life Course Centre ( @lifecourseAust ) to continue the conversation on social and economic disadvantage as part of Anti-Poverty Week 2025 (@AntiPover...

This year, Anti-Poverty Week 2025 (12-18 October) continues its campaign to raise awareness and understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty in Australia, and to encourage action to end it....

On the eve of Anti-Poverty Week for 2025 , David Tennant explores the intersections between poverty, place and policy. David has worked in the not-for-profit community services sector for over th...

Temporary work should be a pathway to dignity and opportunity — not a source of risk. In this important piece, Ananya Doundiyal shows how visa settings, employer dependency, and weak enforcement...

Australia’s immigration system should be a source of safety — not another barrier — for women seeking protection from domestic and family violence. In this powerful piece focused on how immigration st...

Robodebt highlighted how a government initiative, designed and delivered by the public sector, could cause profound harm to vulnerable people. For many of us interested in Australian social policy a c...

The literature on policy diffusion is replete with examples, theories and frameworks about how ‘good’ policy travels. Many industries (such as healthcare and air transport) are built around learning f...

Australians with disability and their families are well aware that living with disability can be very expensive – and yet our national poverty statistics and indicators do not take account of the hidd...

Shanza Shafeek , fourth-year Law and Arts (Sociology) student at Monash University, discusses Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander maternal health inequality, some promising initiatives to address i...

A practical, tested framework for innovation in the NFP space that is grounded in real-world experience, not just theory.

In preparing a submission to the Victorian Government’s Multicultural Review, Good Shepherd staff uncovered rich insights about the experiences of multicultural communities and the role of commun...

In this post, Karina Harback shows why “Inspire Connections” offers more than just time with horses—it’s a striking example of what becomes possible when communities are empowered to respond creativel...

Bernadette Black AM, CEO and Founder of SEED Futures, shares her deeply personal journey from teenage motherhood to national systems change advocate. Reflecting on the transformative impact of one wom...

Giulia Fabris, Policy Advocacy Lead at Health Justice Australia, discusses what is needed to move from recognising persistent social problems to implementing solutions.

In this post, Dr Kathryn Daley, Associate Director, Social Equity Research Centre, RMIT University & Deputy Chairperson, Youth Workers Australia argues for a supportive approach to drug use associ...

Our blog today also considers a crisis - perhaps the biggest social and administrative crisis in recent times- Covid-19. Nicholas Bromfield writes about his latest paper on NDIS’s response, highlighti...

This week's posts are being sourced and moderated by the Antipoverty Centre ( @antipovertycent ) to spark thinking and discussion about welfare conditionality ahead of the federal election. ...

In this article, Dr Raelene West discusses community housing for people with disability exploring housing options, noting that a home is made of more than bricks and mortar.

Colombia’s quest for addressing its violent past, dealing with a long history of human rights atrocities and seeking rights redress for more than 9 million victims of its internal armed conflict has l...

The Research Alliance for Youth Disability & Mental Health and the Melbourne Disability Institute welcome Professor Thomas Shakespeare to Melbo...

Factors like age, gender and where you live can make it more likely an applicant will be rejected.

Today Maria Katsonis , a mental health advocate with lived experience of mental health issues, discusses the complexity of including lived experience in mental health reform, warning that organisat...

On this International Day of People with Disability, Dr Raelene West points out that access to the built environment is still problematic. Dr West is a Research Fellow at the University of...

This year Power to Persuade will continue to bring you articles on a variety of topics related to social policy, written by experts involved in designing, implementing, studying and/or navigating soci...