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Australian Social Trends - Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statisticswww.abs.gov.au
Australian Social Trends (AST) podcasts bring you short, easy listening highlights from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' latest release of the AST publication. Each quarterly release of AST contains several in depth articles, which cover many broad areas of social concern such as population, health, work and housing just to name a few. We aim to do this in an interesting and easy to understand way. Other aims of AST are to address current and perennial social concerns and to provide answers to key social questions. Each podcast will focus in upon the highlights from a different article.
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Episodes

E14 - Same-sex couples

This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the characteristics of same-sex couples in Australia Transcript - E14 Same-sex couples (.doc 57kB)

Sep 09, 201310 min

E13 - Young adults: Then and now

This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the characteristics of 18-34 year olds in 1976 and 2011 Transcript - E13 Young Adults Then and Now (.doc 53kB)

Aug 12, 20138 min

E12 - The average Australian

This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the characteristics of the average Australian Transcript - E12 The average Australian (.doc 51kB)

Jun 25, 201310 min

E11 - People identified as having dementia or Alzheimer's disease

This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the characteristics of people identified as having dementia or Alzheimer's disease in the 2009 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Caring Transcript - E11 People identified with Dementia or Alzheimers (.doc 32kB)

Jun 11, 20138 min

E10 - Australian farming and farmers?

This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast looks at the business of farming and the characteristics of Australian farmers. Transcript - E10 Australian farming and farmers (.doc 33.5kB)

Dec 21, 20129 min

E09 - Household energy use and costs

This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast looks at Australian household energy use and costs, and what people are doing to reduce their energy consumption. Transcript - E09 Household energy use and costs (.doc 32.5kB)

Nov 28, 20127 min

E08 - Is life in Australia getting better?

Australians have a higher income, an increased life expectancy, and are better educated compared with a decade ago. But, the number of animals and plants which are endangered has increased over the last ten years. Transcript - E08 Is life in Australia getting better? (.doc 36.5kB)

Oct 09, 20128 min

E07 - Right person for the job

This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast looks at employed people aged 20-64 years with a qualification, and the relevance of their highest level qualification for their current employment. Transcript - E07 Right person for the job (.doc 35.5kB)

Oct 05, 20127 min

E06 - Sexually transmissible infections

This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast considers notification rates of major STIs by age and sex. Transcript - E06 Sexually transmissible infections (.doc 81.5kB)

Sep 03, 20128 min

E05 - Child's play

This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast looks at participation in organised sport or dancing for children, by selected characteristics relative to an average or typical situation. Transcript - E05 Child's play (.doc 84kB)

Jul 25, 201210 min

E04 - Children with a disability

This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the 'Children with a disability ' article from the June 2012 AST publication. It discusses the prevalence of disability among children aged 0-14 years, and the types of disability most common among children. Transcript - E04 Children with a disability (.doc 81kB)

Jun 26, 20129 min

E03 - Love Me Do

This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the 'Love Me Do' article from the March 2012 AST publication. It examines trends in marriage, de facto relationships and divorce over the last twenty years. Transcript - E03 Love me do (.doc 81.5kB)

May 30, 20129 min

E02 - Life on 'Struggle Street'

This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the 'Life on Struggle Street' article from the March 2012 AST publication. It looks at the characteristics of people in households with both relatively low income and relatively low wealth. Transcript - E02 Life on 'Struggle Street' (.doc 85kB)

Apr 26, 201210 min

E01 - Disability and Work

This first Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast discusses the 'Disability and Work' article from the March 2012 AST publication. Are many people with disability engaged in work? If so, in what sort of jobs and how do their labour force characteristics differ from those without disability? Transcript - E01 Disability and Work (.doc 80kB)

Mar 28, 20127 min
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