Making & Breaking Social Policy

Tin drops in to tell us about her research on Workforce Australia and how it measures up as a way to tackle precarity and unemployment in Australia. We chat about Work for the Dole, Mutual Obligations and the casualisation of work. Honestly, it was a huge chat and we could have talked for ages. Thanks Tin! Follow: ⁠Tin's Flinders Profile [https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/tin.ablaza] Tin on Linked In [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tin-ablaza-3194bb17] Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ben-lohmeyer-370401255] Ben at ⁠⁠Flinders ⁠ [https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/persons/ben-lohmeyer-2]

Julia drops in to tell us about her research on what it is really like when people borrow from the bank of Mum and Dad when they want to buy a home... or from their siblings! We then break down the pros and cons of the policies Labor, the Coalition, and the Greens took to the 2025 Federal election. Follow: Julia [https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/julia-cook]at University of Newcastle Julia on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/juliacook.bsky.social] Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ben-lohmeyer-370401255] Ben at ⁠Flinders ⁠ [https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/persons/ben-lohmeyer-2]

Shona chats about her approach to working with children and young people in Child Protection and Juvenile Justice to raise their voices and insights about legislation that impact their lives. Talking about recently proposed changes to the Children and Young People (Safety and Support) Bill 2024, Shona describes how this approach provided important insight into issues like Child Rights and Privacy. Follow: The Office of the Guardian for Children and Young People's Website [https://gcyp.sa.gov.au/] OoGCYP LinkedIn [www.linkedin.com/company/office-of-the-guardian-for-children-and-young-people ] OoGCYP Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SAGuardian/] Ben on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ben-lohmeyer-370401255] Ben at Flinders [https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/persons/ben-lohmeyer-2] Other resources: The OOGCYP submission on the Children and Young People (Safety and Support) Bill 2024 ⁠ [https://gcyp.sa.gov.au/2024/10/02/safety-and-support-bill-people-with-care-experience-have-their-say/]

Tharin and Leah share about their PhD projects and the challenges and rewards of competing in the Flinders Uni 3 Minute Thesis competition. Tharin is investigating a solution for Tinnits that involves zapping brains and Leah is investigating the impact on self-compassion in how we act to ourselves and others. Tharin on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tharin-sayed-03066717a/] or email tharin.sayed@flinders.edu.au Leah on Instagram: @bumblebee_yoga Leah on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahsmolarek] Ben on twitter: ⁠⁠@⁠⁠lohmeyerben⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/lohmeyerben] Ben on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ben-lohmeyer-370401255]

Luke - now an official friend of the Pod ;) - chats about his new paper about Yarning as a culturally protected practice and how it can be used appropriately in social work research. Luke's Paper: Cantley, L. (2024). Indigenous Data Sovereignty: What Can Yarning Teach Us?. Australian Social Work, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2024.2328169 [https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2024.2328169] Luke on Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-cantley-99792a2a8 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-cantley-99792a2a8] Luke @ Flinders: https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/luke.cantley [https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/luke.cantley] Ben on twitter: ⁠@⁠⁠lohmeyerben⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/lohmeyerben] Ben on ⁠⁠LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ben-lohmeyer-370401255]