The Federal Government's new 'smart meter' rollout for energy use could hit the least advantaged Australian households hard.
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Research Units
Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE)
CAPPE aims to assist members of the community to make more ethically informed choices by making available the resources of philosophical theory, empirical research, and international instruments of human rights.
Centre for Public Policy
The Centre for Public Policy supports the public interest in quality governance and policy.
Centre for Women's Health, Gender and Society
The World Health Organization Gender policy (2002) explicitly acknowledges that sex - the biological facts of being female and male - and gender - the cultural norms that determine femininity and masculinity - have an important impact on health and wellbeing.
Social Justice Initiative
The aim of the SJI is to facilitate interdisciplinary research of international standing and strengthen the growing interest in questions of social justice at the University of Melbourne and beyond.
Melbourne Social Equity Institute
The MSEI supports interdisciplinary research on social equity issues across the full spectrum of social life including health, law, education, housing, work and transport.
Law, Justice and Ethics
How should we live sustainably?
Laws, regulations, and policies of the governments set standards of conduct for private individuals and businesses, and other organisations and institutions. These legal and regulatory frameworks provide enforceable guidelines for our actions and institutions. Furthermore, regulatory bodies monitor our actions and institutions, so as to enforce those guidelines and standards of conduct.