School of Social and Political Sciences: Recent submissions
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Australia's National Electricity Market: Bidding rules, market power and wholesale electricity prices
Published 2024-01-19Wholesale prices for the generation of electricity markedly increased in 2022 and 2023. These costs, the most significant component of the final electricity price paid by consumers, were estimated, by the Australian Energy ...Open AccessReport, Research -
The Impacts and Consequences for Low-income Australian Households of Rising Energy Prices
Published 2013There is limited understanding of the impacts and consequences for low-income households of the substantive increases in household energy prices since mid-2007. The average increase in Australian household electricity ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Hopeful dying? The meanings and practice of hope in palliative care family meetings
Published 2021Hope can carry considerable allure for people facing imminent mortality and for those who care for them. Yet, how hope is variously and relationally (re)produced within end-of-life care settings, remains under-researched. ...Article -
The (Co) Production of Difference in the Care of Patients With Cancer From Migrant Backgrounds
Published 2020An extensive body of scholarship focuses on cultural diversity in health care, and this has resulted in a plethora of strategies to “manage” cultural difference. This work has often been patient-oriented (i.e., focused on ...Article -
Navigating and making choices about healthcare: The role of place
Published 2018In this paper, we examine the intersections between place and healthcare choice, drawing on Bourdieu's concepts of distinction and social space, and engaging with data from interviews with 78 Australians living in varied ...Article