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Social Policy Inquiries in Australia
註釋In 1972, following widespread demand, the Commonwealth Government established a Commission of Inquiry into Poverty, chaired by Ronald Henderson. This paper explores the role of this inquiry in the context of other Australian inquiries, and maps the policy contribution of this type of 'public inquiry' for social policy processes and outcomes. The Henderson inquiry has made a significant and enduring contribution to policy development, and similar inquiries have contributed in diverse ways, sometimes in the short term or sometimes more slowly over decades. Sections include: Public inquiries and their policy contribution; Social policy inquiries from the 1970s to the present day; The Henderson Poverty Inquiry amidst extensive review activity; The 1980s and the Social Security Review; The 1990s, McClure (the first) and 'Welfare Reform'; The Ministerial Taskforce on Child Support; Australia's Future Tax System Review and the Pension Review; Another Audit Commission and McClure (the second); and The diverse contributions of social policy inquiries.