18 March 2013 - Weekly Media Alert

Latest news from Monash 

Higher prison rates in English-speaking nations
The contrast in the way modern societies punish offenders, and the factors driving their approaches to crime, has been investigated by researchers in a new book.

Read the full article at Monash News.

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Monash experts available for comment

Regulation of childcare centres and better-qualified staff are integral to child welfare 
Associate Professor Rosemary Sheehan, Department of Social Work
Contact details: +61 3 419 326 258 or Rosemary.Sheehan@monash.edu

Trampolining injuries have risen dramatically over the last decade
Associate Professor Lesley Day, Monash Injury Research Institute
Contact details: +61 3 9905 1857 or Lesley.Day@monash.edu 

The ramifications of removing the right to independent review of rejected claims for asylum
Professor Sharon Pickering, School of Political and Social Inquiry
Contact details: +61 425 791 262 or Sharon.Pickering@monash.edu 

Understanding the Gonski Reforms
Dr David Zyngier, Faculty of Education 
Contact details: +61 411 693 867 or David.Zyngier@monash.edu

The Federal Government’s new media regulations 
Dr Johan Lidberg, School of Journalism and Australian and Indigenous Studies
Contact details: +61 404 949 250 or Johan.Lidberg@monash.edu

Are 457 visa holders being exploited?
Dr Bob Birrell, Centre for Population and Urban Research
Contact details: +61 3 9905 2967 or Bob.Birrell@monash.edu

The National Disability Insurance Scheme - why we need it
Libby Callaway, Department of Occupational Therapy
Contact details: +61 421 356 359 or Libby.Callaway@monash.edu

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