WESTIR Ltd is a not-for-profit community organisation, standing for Western Sydney Regional Information and Research Service. Since 1981, we have been committed to enhancing accessibility to social research and data for everyone in Greater Western Sydney (GWS) and beyond. We address current and potential issues by collecting, analysing, and interpreting information, making it readily available to the community. Our guiding principle is to ‘let the data run free.’
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This paper summarises the Socio-Economic Index for Areas in the Local Government Areas of Greater Sydney and Greater Western Sydney, utilising the 2021 Census data provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Based on the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census, this paper analyses and presents the disability among people living in Greater Western Sydney (GWS). As the variable ‘Need for Assistance with Core Activities (ASSNP)’ is the only variable used by ABS to collect the data on disability, the phrase ‘Need for Assistance with Core Activities’ has been used throughout the paper to signify the disability status of people in GWS.
As part of the Australian Government’s election commitment for a stronger, more diverse and independent community sector, the Department of Social Services is exploring opportunities to better support Australian communities through the design and administration of grants to the sector, including more meaningful working partnerships and options for greater innovation.
The international education sector plays a vital role in Australia's economy, contributing $37.6 billion and supporting 240,000 jobs in 2019. The consistent growth in enrolments and commencements from 2012 to 2019 led to a boom in the sector.
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Who will look after us in our final years? A pay rise alone won’t solve aged-care workforce shortages. From The Conversation 18/3/24, authored by Stephen Duckett, Uni of Melbourne. Aged-care workers will receive a significant pay increase after the Fair Work Commission ruled they deserved substantial wage rises of up to 28%. The federal government has committed to the increases, but is yet to announce when they will start. But while wage rises for aged-care workers are welcome, this measure alone will not fix all workforce problems in the sector. The number of people over 80 is expected to triple over the next 40 years, driving an increase in the number of aged care workers needed. ... See MoreSee Less
Who will look after us in our final years? A pay rise alone won’t solve aged-care workforce shortages
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While wage rises for aged care workers are welcome, this measure alone will not fix all workforce problems in the sector.WESTIR acknowledges all the Social Workers out there on World Social Work Day. ... See MoreSee Less
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.What's the best way to ease rents and improve housing affordability? We modelled 4 of the government’s biggest programs? This is an article published in today's The Conversation (19/3/24) by Nassios, Giesecke, Liu from Victoria University. This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining the housing crisis. ... See MoreSee Less
What’s the best way to ease rents and improve housing affordability? We modelled 4 of the government’s biggest programs
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For the Commonwealth, the best measure is rent assistance. For the states, it’s a mix of two-thirds first homebuyer grants and one-third stamp duty discounts.Gibson and Beattie, The Conversation (18/3/24) report on how AI messed with their human research, and what they learned. AI tools suggests AI could be superior to humans in outlining and explaining concepts or ideas. But can humans be replaced when it comes to qualitative research? This is something we recently had to grapple with while carrying out unrelated research into mobile dating during the COVID-19 pandemic. And what we found should temper enthusiasm for artificial responses over the words of human participants. ... See MoreSee Less
Something felt ‘off’ – how AI messed with our human research, and what we learned
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Responses to our qualitative survey suggested artificial intelligence was at play. The results were woeful, and researchers will need to work harder to prevent contaminated outcomes.... See MoreSee Less
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