This paper is a prelude to a theme issue in 2003 on Australasian city and regional problems
and policies. It considers the impact of economic restructuring on the level of inequality and …

This study examines long-term unemployment (LTU) in Australia during the 1980s and
1990s with a particular focus on Non-English Speaking (NESB) immigrants. The analysis is …

1.1 Background Apparently intractable problems of long-term unemployment in recent years
have led a number of countries to look for new ways of providing employment assistance to …

This paper reviews the regional policies of the Commonwealth Government's 1994 Working
Nation White Paper and assesses its subsequent impact on this policy area. It outlines the …

Retrenchment is a significant element of current labour restructuring in Australia. This article
situates retrenchment and the experiences of retrenchees since the late 1980s within a …

1993: 281-83; Savage et al., 1993: 240; Brunn, 1995: 211) and what we do is often poorly
written. The fact that most journals are edited by amateurs (ourselves) compounds the …

Abstract The White Paper on employment and growth (Working Nation) was introduced to
Parliament On May 4, 1994 while the Keating Lobor Government's Industrial Relations …