http://www.sapo.org.au/opin/ en Copyright The University of Adelaide 2008 The University of Adelaide web.services@adelaide.edu.au http://www.sapo.org.au/opin/opin12304.html DATE: Wednesday, 1 October 2008 SUMMARY: Aged care is a growing industry in Australia but the aged care workforce is itself ageing. http://www.sapo.org.au/opin/opin12104.html DATE: Friday, 5 September 2008 SUMMARY: The role of preparatory VET in building a pathway from welfare to work was hled on 29th august 2008. Please find the power point presentation by Dr Kate Barnett attached. http://www.sapo.org.au/opin/opin11703.html DATE: Tuesday, 15 July 2008 SUMMARY: The return to work of an injured worker is influenced by a range of factors - some that relate to the worker, some to the environment outside of the workplace, and some to the workplace itself. WorkCover SA commissioned the Australian Institute for Social Research to undertake a research project designed to increase understanding of factors in the workplace that affect the achievement of positive return-to-work outcomes. On Friday 11th July, Dr Kate Barnett with Ms. margaret Swincer from Workcover SA presented on this project. The powerpoint presentation by Dr Barnett is attached. http://www.sapo.org.au/opin/opin11523.html DATE: Friday, 27 June 2008 SUMMARY: Not since the post-war economic boom have we witnessed a period of economic growth as persistent as the current one. http://www.sapo.org.au/opin/opin11383.html DATE: Friday, 6 June 2008 SUMMARY: Associate Professor John Spoehr analyses the State budget as part of the Advertiser's 2008-09 State Budget edition. http://www.sapo.org.au/opin/opin11363.html DATE: Thursday, 5 June 2008 SUMMARY: Helping Hand recently hosted a Research Seminar on behalf of the Centre for Aged Care Studies titled "Recent Outcomes in Aged Care Services Research: Safe Environments for Service Recipients and Service Providers". http://www.sapo.org.au/opin/opin9203.html DATE: Thursday, 9 August 2007 SUMMARY: In this exclusive interview with John Spoehr, former US Secretary of Labor in the Clinton Administration, Professor Robert Reich - who was in Adelaide this week - talks about the US housing crisis, jobs and inequality, and the Presidential race. http://www.sapo.org.au/opin/opin8763.html DATE: Thursday, 14 June 2007 SUMMARY: University of Adelaide scientists are calling on all South Australian residents to reduce their water use as much as possible this winter. http://www.sapo.org.au/opin/opin8143.html DATE: Tuesday, 3 April 2007 SUMMARY: The fallout from the nuclear debate will only increase the momentum for a change of government, argues John Spoehr, Executive Director of the Australian Institute of Social Research. http://www.sapo.org.au/opin/opin7403.html DATE: Monday, 4 December 2006 SUMMARY: This conference will examine issues of migration, transnational connection, displacement heritage, global space and cultural memory created by the movements of peoples between cultures in the modern world.