Title: Australian Social Inclusion Agenda
1Australian Social Inclusion Agenda
- All Australians should have the opportunity to
- secure a job
- access services
- connect with others
- deal with personal crisis
- have their voice heard
- Patricia Faulkner AO
- Chair, Australian Social Inclusion Board
- Presentation to ACOSS
2Australian Social Inclusion Agenda
- Early Government Priorities
- Jobless families with children
- Children at risk of long term disadvantage
- Locational disadvantage
- Addressing homelessness
- Employment for people living with a disability
or mental illness - Closing the gap for Indigenous Australians
- Specific processes
- Homelessness White Paper
- Closing the Gap
- National Mental Health Disability Employment
Strategy
3Australian Social Inclusion Agenda
Minister for Social Inclusion
Australian Social Inclusion Board
Governance arrangements
Social Inclusion Unit, Department of the Prime
Minister and Cabinet
4The Boards role and priorities
- Boards role
- Advice and information to improve social
inclusion outcomes - Consult widely and provide views on various
aspects of social inclusion - Report annually on progress
- Advice on specific matters referred by
the Minister for Social Inclusion
- Boards early priorities
- Locational disadvantage
- Children at risk of disadvantage
- Jobless Families with children
5Economic Downturn
Australias economic growth is forecast to
deteriorate
Actual and Forecast Growth in Real Gross Domestic
Product, Australia, 2000-01 2009-10
Sources ABS cat. 5204.0, Australias System of
National Accounts Updated Economic and Fiscal
Outlook, February 2009.
6Economic Downturn
This will lead many more Australians to
experience unemployment, with workforce
participation also declining
Actual and Forecast Unemployment Rate, Australia,
2000-01 2009-10
Sources ABS cat. 6202.0, Labour Force Updated
Economic and Fiscal Outlook, February 2009.
7Locational Disadvantage
Prioritised access to mainstream services
Glue to make place-based approaches work
- Tailoring to physical and social circumstances
- Building on community strengths
- Examples of best practice
- Standards for infrastructure
Initiatives in priority locations
8Locational Disadvantage
Consider multiple disadvantages and overlapping
problems
Methodology for selection of priority locations
Consideration of scale -large versus small
locations
Working with state and local government
9Locational Disadvantage
Consider multiple disadvantages and overlapping
problems
Methodology for selection of priority locations
Consideration of scale -large versus small
locations
Working with state and local government
New focus identifying neighbourhoods at risk
10Children at Risk of Disadvantage
11Jobless Families with Children
Percentage of working-age households with
children without an employed parent - OECD
countries 2000
Source UNICEF, Child Poverty in Perspective An
overview of child well-being in rich countries
(2007) ABS, 6260.0 Labour Force Projections,
1999-2016 (1999) ABS, 6202.0.55.001, Labour
Force, Australia, Spreadsheets Jan 2008
12Jobless Families with Children
13Jobless Families with Children
14Communicating Social Inclusion
- Respect and empathy for vulnerable groups
- Positive identity in diverse communities
- Respect and dignity in service provision
- Awareness and understanding of social inclusion
Engaging the Community Messages and Values
15Measuring Social Inclusion
Compendium of headline indicators
- Targeting policy and information
- Understanding what works
- Maintaining commitment and engagement
Measuringprogress on Social Inclusion
16Measuring Social Inclusion
Index for Social Inclusion?
- Targeting policy and information
- Understanding what works
- Maintaining commitment and engagement
Measuringprogress on Social Inclusion
17Looking forward
- Next focus
- Emerging priorities
- Continue to promote inclusive approaches
- Balance needs of newly disadvantaged without
losing sight of deeply disadvantaged
Advice provided on early priorities
18Partnerships and integration
Individuals and Families
Communities and Business
Governments