The Don Dunstan Foundation gratefully acknowledges the support of the State Government of South Australia, the University of Adelaide and Flinders University

Dunstan Papers

The Dunstan Papers are published by the Foundation to contribute to debate related to its core values - respect for human rights and indigenous people, and the pursuit of social justice, cultural diversity and inclusive governance. The Papers will facilitate exchange between researchers, policy makers and the public. They will disseminate work on economic, social, cultural, environmental and other public issues at all levels – local, national and international.

The Foundation will publish four issues of the Papers each year, and will be sent to all financial subcribers with their edition of the Bulletin. Non subscribers can purchase a copy of the Papers for $10.00 ($20.00 for Paper 3-4/2006) plus postage and handling by contacting the office.

A precise of each Dunstan Paper will be available online.

• Dunstan Paper No. 1/2008
• Dunstan Paper No. 2/2007
• Dunstan Paper No. 1/2006
• Dunstan Paper No. 2/2006
• Dunstan Paper No. 3/4/2006

The Don Dunstan Foundation, with the support of the Office for Public Employment commissioned research to be undertaken around the theme of Achieving the Target of 2% Aboriginal Employment in the SA Public Sector by the Year 2009. This Dunstan Paper publishes the Summary Report of this research. The report identifies existing provisions to address barriers to employment and retention and idenfities agencies who have met the 2% target.  The report concludes with a summary of Recommendations.

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DUNSTAN PAPER NO. 2/2007
FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE 21st CENTURY: The Long Term Impact of Public Private Partnerships in Britain and Australia
Dexter Whitfield

The Private Finance Initiative/Public Private Parnetship (PPP/PFI) debate is locked into technical issues about financing, on/off balance sheet accountancy, risk allocation, efficiency, narrow value for money matters and the procurement process.

This report draws together the recent experience, trends and developments of PPP/PFIs and Strategic Service-delivery Partnerships (SSPs) in Britain and the development of PPPs in Australia. The objective is to generate a wider debate on the longer-term issues of accountability, sustainability, the future of public services, the role of government and the provision of the social and economic infrastructure.

Dunstan Paper No. 3/4, 2006
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AUSTRALIA : PROBLEMS AND OPTIONS
Julian Disney, Mike Berry, Brian Howe and Barbara Pocock

This Dunstan Paper presents the findings of the second Dunstan Fellows program established in 2005 to investigate and explore the problems surrounding affordable housing in Australia . Four Fellows conducted the program � Professor Julian Disney (convenor), Professor Mike Berry, the Hon. Brian Howe, and Professor Barbara Pocock. The paper brings together a number of essays on the issues. Julian Disney's introduction presents an overview of the affordable housing problem in contemporary Australia and sets out the priorities for action agreed at the 2004 National Summit of Housing Affordability which he chaired. Barbara Pocock (with Helen Masterman-Smith) presents a detailed analysis of the impact of the lack of affordable housing on families given rapidly changing patterns of work and employment. Brian Howe (with Sally Jope) addresses affordable housing problems in regional Australia reporting on a number of case studies and the general issues they raise for the future of housing, economic and social policy in the regions. Mike Berry explores the issues and dilemmas surrounding the attraction of greater levels of private investment in low-income housing in Australia distilling recent international and Australian debates about how this objective might best be achieved. Julian Disney's conclusion sets out the case for a national affordable housing agreement in Australia in greater detail. The Foundation has sponsored this work to better inform debate and shape policy innovation in one of the most important areas of Australian public policy � how to maintain equal access to housing given rapid economic and social change.

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Dunstan Paper No. 2/2006
REFLECTIONS ON DON DUNSTAN'S CULTURAL AND CULINARY JOURNEY
Peter Strawhan

Don Dunstan had a life-long interest, indeed passion, for food and drink. This interest had its apotheosis when Dunstan plunged into the restaurant industry as a restaurateur at the age of sixty-seven, with his health already in decline. Peter Strawhan's paper gives an account of Dunstan's journey with food and cooking in the context of his long devotion to social justice issues, and his unique contribution to politics, culture, tourism and the arts in South Australia. The paper covers the role and place of food in Dunstan's development, his importance to the opening up of thinking about culture and food both locally and nationally, and his public and private ventures in cooking and restaurants. Through his account across these themes, Peter Strawhan assesses and reflects on the importance of Don Dunstan to reform and change in these areas in South Australia and beyond.

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Dunstan Paper No. 1/2006
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AT HOME AND ABROAD
Julian Disney

This paper publishes Julian Disney's 2005 Dame Roma Mitchell Oration Equal Opportunity at Home and Abroad. Professor Disney's Oration draws and reflects on his work as Convenor of the first two Don Dunstan Foundation's Fellows Programs, the Neighbours Program and the Affordable Housing for Australian Families Program . The Oration is preceded by an outline of the purposes and achievements of these Programs. Professor Disney's Oration covers many of the issues involved in the struggle for equal opportunity and social justice in the contemporary world. In Australia � at home � those issues include close attention to the detailed realities of individual and family lives in particular, the impacts of recent changes in patterns of employment, housing and family relationships. But any focus on the underlying causes and solutions must address the international structures of power and cooperation that have major long-term effects on balances between economic and social development, the rich and the poor, the powerful and the disadvantaged. Professor Disney's Oration surveys developments on both fronts.

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