Low‐carbohydrate diets in Australia: prevalence and public perceptions

Public Knowledge and Perceptions of Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Organisms in Iran

Biotechnology offers a variety of potential environmental, social and economic benefits but, it is the center of extreme public and political debate at present. A major field of discussion in biotechnology are genetically modified (GM) organisms. New medical, political, ethical and religious discussions arise over the production and consumption of these organisms. Many surveys have been conduct...

Public Disorder in Contemporary Australia

Perceptions of Unpaid Parental Leave in Australia*

Australia’s status as one of the few countries in the world without a universal paid maternity leave scheme contrasts somewhat with its relatively comprehensive model of unpaid parental leave. As yet, however, there has been little analysis of the way this unpaid leave has been utilized, or the perceptions of working parents about its accessibility and value. This paper offers a preliminary inv...

Perceptions of job security in Australia

This study examines workers’ perceptions of job security in Australia between August 1999 and May 2002. It uses a new quarterly survey that asks probabilistic questions on the likelihood of involuntary job loss, and of finding a similar job if involuntary job loss occurs. Workers’ perceptions of job security are shown to display significant variation by gender, age, education, and recent job mo...

Social capital and public expenditure in Australia.

The structure of developed economies has changed radically in recent decades. As late as the 1960s, it was reasonable to describe the economy in terms of three stages of production: primary production—of agricultural and mineral raw materials; secondary production—a manufacturing industry that transformed raw materials into items of final consumption; tertiary production—a sector that provided ...