By Associate Professor Bruce Bradbury

Journal articles

Whiteford P; Bradbury B; Saunders P, 1989, 'Poverty Traps in the Australian Social Security System', Economic Analysis and Policy, 19, pp. 1 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0313-5926(89)50001-8

Bradbury B; Rossiter C; Vipond J, 1987, 'Housing and Poverty in Australia', Urban Studies, 24, pp. 95 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/713703869

Bradbury B; Vipond J, 1986, 'POVERTY AND PENSIONS', Australian Journal on Ageing, 5, pp. 13 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.1986.tb00277.x

Bradbury B; Garde P; Vipond J, 1986, 'Youth Unemployment and Intergenerational Immobility', Journal of Industrial Relations, 28, pp. 191 - 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002218568602800202

Bradbury B; Rossiter C; Vipond J, 1986, 'Housing Costs and Poverty', The Australian Quarterly, 58, pp. 34 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/20635352

Conference Papers

Redmond G; Wong ; Bradbury B; Katz I, 2014, 'Intergenerational mobility: new evidence from LSAY data', in 22nd National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference ‘No Frills’: refereed papers, NCVER, Mooloolaba, Queensland, pp. 68 - 75, presented at 22nd National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference ‘No Frills’, Mooloolaba, Queensland, 10 July 2014 - 12 July 2014, http://www.voced.edu.au/content/ngv63419

Zhu A; Bradbury BW, 2012, 'The length of Welfare Receipt for Separated Mothers', Nottingham, UK, presented at British Society for Population Studies (BSPS) conference, Nottingham, UK, 10 September 2012 - 12 September 2012

Bradbury BW; Zhu A, 2010, 'The Impact of Separation on Labour Supply, Income Support Receipt and Income', Sydney, presented at Australian Labour Economics Conference, Sydney

Bradbury BW, 2007, 'The impact of young motherhood in Australia', in XXIst Annual Conference of the European Society for Population Economics, Chicago Illinois USA, presented at XXIst Annual Conference of the European Society for Population Economics, Chicago Illinois USA, 14 June 2007 - 16 June 2007

Bradbury BW, 2006, 'The impact of young motherhood on education, employment and marriage', in 35th Australian Conference of Economists, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, presented at 35th Australian Conference of Economists, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, 25 September 2006 - 27 September 2006

Bradbury BW, 2003, 'Housing location and employment', in Social Inclusion: Societal and Organizational Implications for Information Systems, Springer, New York, USA, presented at Social Inclusion, University of New South Wales, 09 July 2003 - 11 July 2003

Conference Presentations

Naidoo Y; Bradbury B; Bedford M, 2023, 'Budget standards for low paid Australian families, Australian Social Policy Conference', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, Canberra, 11 September 2023

Bradbury B, 2019, 'Income support policy and poverty trends in 21st century Australia', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, UNSW, Sydney, 09 September 2019 - 11 September 2019, https://povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Bradbury-ASPC-Poverty-Trends.pdf

Reports

Bradbury B; Smyth C; Naidoo Y, 2025, The Impact and Costs of Poverty to Australia, Final Report, Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee, Department of Social Services, Canberra, Appendix 8, https://www.dss.gov.au/system/files/documents/2025-03/eiac-2025-report-appendices.pdf

Naidoo Y; Bradbury B; Sawrikar P, 2024, Updated Budget Standard Estimates for 2024, Final Report, Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee, Department of Social Services, Canberra, Appendix 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/30941, https://www.dss.gov.au/system/files/documents/2025-03/eiac-2025-report-appendices.pdf,

Davidson DP; Bradbury B; Wong M, 2024, Inequality in Australia 2024: Who is affected and how, Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) and UNSW Sydney, Sydney, https://povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Inequality-Report-2024_who-is-affected-and-how.pdf

Cortis N; Naidoo Y; Wong M; Bradbury B, 2023, Gender-based Occupational Segregation: A National Data Profile, Fair Work Commission, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28669, https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/consultation/gender-based-occupational-segregation-report-2023-11-06.pdf

Treloar C; Bradbury B; Naidoo Y; Cama E; Brener L; Caruana T; Calabrese S; Dorsch P; Philips J; Goldie C; Broady T; Treloar C, 2023, Community attitudes towards poverty and inequality 2023: Snapshot report, Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) and UNSW Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/zznx-0s64, https://povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/community_attitudes_towards_poverty_and_inequality_2023/

Bedford M; Bradbury B; Naidoo Y, 2023, Budget Standards for Low Paid Families, Fair Work Commission, Melbourne, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28523, http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/wage-reviews/2022-23/budget-standards-for-low-paid-families-2023-03-03.pdf

Davidson P; Bradbury B; Wong M; Hill T, 2023, Inequality in Australia 2023: Overview, Australian Council of Social Service and UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Poverty and Inequality Partnership: Report 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28756, https://bit.ly/45vyBe1

Davidson P; Bradbury B; Wong M, 2023, Poverty in Australia 2023: Who is affected, Australian Council of Social Service and UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Poverty and Inequality Partnership: Report 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28757

Davidson DP; Bradbury B, 2022, The wealth inequality pandemic: COVID and wealth inequality., ACOSS and UNSW Sydney, Sydney, https://povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/covid-inequality-and-poverty-in-2020-and-2021-2/

Davidson P; Bradbury B; Wong M, 2022, Poverty in Australia 2022: A snapshot, Australian Council of Social Service, in partnership with UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Poverty and Inequality Partnership: Report 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28443, https://bit.ly/PovertySnapshot

Davidson P; Bradbury B; Hill T; Wong M, 2021, Inequality in Australia: Who is affected and why?, Australian Council of Social Service, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28442, http://povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Inequality-in-Australia-2020-Part-2-Who-is-affected-and-why_FINAL.pdf

Bradbury B; Davidson P; Dorsch P, 2021, COVID income support: Analysis of income support in the COVID lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, ACOSS/UNSW Sydney Poverty and Inequality Partnership, Build back fairer report 1, https://povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Covid-income-support_build-back-fairer-report-1.pdf

Bradbury B; Hill T, 2021, Australian income support since 2000: those left behind, ACOSS and UNSW, Sydney, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28168, https://povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/income-support-since-2000/

Randolph B; Liu E; Bradbury B, 2020, Poverty, Property and Place: A geographic analysis of poverty after housing costs in Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28058, https://bit.ly/39cJSGL

Davidson P; Bradbury B; Hill T; Wong M, 2020, Inequality in Australia: Part 1, Overview ., Australian Council of Social Service and UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28060, http://povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Inequality-in-Australia-2020-Part-1_FINAL.pdf

Davidson P; Bradbury B; Hill T; Wong M, 2020, Poverty in Australia 2020: Part 1, Overview, ACOSS, Sydney, ACOSS/UNSW Poverty and Inequality Partnership Report No. 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27725, http://povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Poverty-in-Australia-2020_Part-1_Overview-1.pdf

Davidson P; Bradbury B; Wong M, 2020, Poverty in Australia 2020: Part 2, Who is affected?, ACOSS, Sydney, ACOSS/UNSW Poverty and Inequality Partnership Report No. 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27677, http://povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/

Hamilton M; Hodgson H; Bradbury B; Ip M; Adamson E; Van Toorn G, 2020, Security in old age for older single women without children, https://www.sydney.edu.au/content/dam/corporate/documents/business-school/research/women-work-leadership/security-in-old-age-for-older-single-women-without-children-report.pdf

Davidson P; Saunders P; Bradbury B; Wong M, 2018, Poverty in Australia 2018, Australian Council of Social Service and Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26873

Bradbury B; Saunders P; Wong M, 2018, Povery in Australia 2018: Methodology paper, https://povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Methodology-Paper_Poverty-in-Australia-2018.pdf

Saunders PG; Wong M; Bradbury B; Davidson P, 2018, Inequality in Australia 2018, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26698

Saunders P; Bradbury B; Wong M, 2018, Inequality in Australia 2018: Methodology paper, https://povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/inequality-methods-paper.pdf

Yates J; Ong R; Bradbury BW, 2016, Housing as the fourth pillar of Australia's retirement income system, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26298, https://csri.org.au/publications/csri-reports/

Eardley T; Gendera S; Abello D; Bradbury B; Flaxman S, 2012, Better Practice in Financial Management Program Services Review of Effectiveness and Efficiency, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney

Bray JR; Gray M; Hand ; Bradbury ; Eastman C; Katz , 2012, Evaluating New Income Management in the Northern Territory (first evaluation report), 11/2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25910, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/Evaluating_New_Income_Management_in_the_Northern_Territory_first_evaluation_report_2012.pdf

Bradbury BW; Mendolia , 2012, Living standards after retirement: perceptions and expenditure patterns, 2/2012

Bradbury BW; Zhu A, 2012, The Impact of Separation on Labour Supply, Income Support Receipt and Income., Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Bradbury BW, 2011, Young Motherhood and Child Outcomes, Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, SPRC Report 1/2011, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/2011_1_Report1_11_YoungMotherhood.pdf

Bradbury BW; Gubhaju B, 2010, Housing costs and living standards among the elderly, Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Canberra, Occassional Paper 31, http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/about/publicationsarticles/research/occasional/Pages/op31.aspx

Saunders PG; Hill T; Bradbury BW, 2008, Poverty in Australia: Sensitivity analysis and recent trends, Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, Report 4/08, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/Report4_08_Poverty_in_Australia.pdf

Bradbury BW, 2007, Child outcomes and family socio-economic characteristics: LSAC outcomes and the family environment (final report), 9/2007

Bradbury BW, 2002, Methods to Address Requirements for Changes in Funding Disability Services Brought About by External Change, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney

Theses / Dissertations

Naidoo YS, 2017, The Standard of Living and Well-being of Individuals, UNSW, https://www.unsworks.unsw.edu.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=unsworks_43271&context=L&vid=UNSWORKS&search_scope=unsworks_search_scope&tab=default_tab&lang=en_US

Bradbury BW, 1997, Family Size and Relative Need

Working Papers

Bradbury BW; Jäntti M; Lindahl L, 2017, Labour income, social transfers and child poverty, 707, http://dx.doi.org, http://www.lisdatacenter.org/wps/liswps/707.pdf

Bradbury BW; Corak M; Waldfogel J; Washbrook E, 2011, Inequality during the Early Years: Child Outcomes and Readiness to Learn in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and United States, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit, Bonn, 6120, http://dx.doi.org, http://ftp.iza.org/dp6120.pdf

Bradbury BW, 2004, Consumption and the within household income distribution outcomes from an Australian `Natural Experiment`, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org

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