English levels 4 and 5
Assignment Research
Find your topic below. Then view the tabs to see recommended academic sources, and searches you can try in Library Search.
Check the Statistics research page to find statistical data on climate change, pollution, sustainability, life expectancy, education, economies. gender equality and work.
Library Search
A good place to start your research. From here you can access books, DVDs, journal articles, newspaper articles and other types of resources.
You can also search for background information about your topic in an Encyclopedia:
Homelessness
More than a house: Women’s recovery from homelessness in Australia by Publication date: 2022
‘Red dust homelessness’: Housing, home and homelessness in remote Australia by Publication date: 2015
The Routledge handbook of homelessness by Publication date: 2023
The state of homelessness in Australia's cities [report] by Publication date: 2018
Public Transport
A research agenda for transport policy by Publication date: 2019
Driving to save time or saving time to drive? The enduring appeal of the private car by Publication date: 2014
Advances in Public Transport Platform for the Development of Sustainability Cities by ISBN: 3036539808Publication date: 2022
Macroscopic road safety impacts of public transport: A case study of Melbourne, Australia by Publication date: 2019
Strategic analysis of public transport coverage by Publication date: 2001- Benchmarking public transport for international tourists in Queensland cities by Publication date: 2016
Use the search terms "public transport" and the name of your chosen city, for example:
"public transport" AND "gold coast"
Click on the link above to see search results about public transport on the Gold Coast.
Government websites are also useful for public transport reports such as this one for the Gold Coast: Public Transport Plan 2018–2028 (pdf).
Public transport in Library Search
Business
Climate risk and business : new challenges for organizations by Publication date: 2021
Privacy please: Power distance and people’s responses to data breaches across countries by Publication date: 2023
Mind the Gap! The Challenges and Limits of (Global) Business Ethics by Publication date: 2019
Try searching for the word business and your chosen challenges. Click on the links to see these searches in Library Search:
Business challenges AND ethics
Business challenges AND globalization
Business challenges AND working environment
Education
Approaches to developing graduate employability in Australia by Publication date: 2023In Hansen, S. L., & Daniels, K. (Eds.)
How to enable the employability of university graduates
The Context of Careers Work in Schools by ISBN: 1922117951Publication date: 2017-10-27In Muriel, D., & Crawford, G.
Careers Work in Schools, 2017, Vol.1, p.1-5
Australian graduates’ work readiness – deficiencies, causes and potential solutions by Publication date: 2020- Future Ready: A student focused National Career Education Strategy by Publication date: 2021Click the PDF link to view the full report
- Preparing young people for the future of work by Publication date: 2017Click the PDF link to view the full report
It can be useful to try different terminology when you search. Click on the links to try these searches in Library Search:
students AND prepared AND work
Climate
Food, Nutrition and Agrobiodiversity Under Global Climate Change by Publication date: 2013
Climate Change and Health by Publication date: 2022
Human mobility, climate change, and health: unpacking the connections by Publication date: 2020
Climate change: an enduring challenge for vector-borne disease prevention and control by Publication date: 2020
Food and Health
Why is food safety your concern? by Publication date: 2010
Industrialization, food safety and urban food security in the Global South by Publication date: 2020
Lethal but Legal : Corporations, Consumption, and Protecting Public Health by Publication date: 2021
Editorial: Food safety and public health by Publication date: 2023
Pesticides, environment, and food safety by Publication date: 2017
Nutritional challenges and health implications of takeaway and fast food by Publication date: 2013
Australian Indigenous Culture
Circulating cultures : exchanges of Australian Indigenous music, dance and media by ISBN: 9781925022193Publication date: 2014
The Relationship between Wellbeing and Indigenous Land, Language and Culture in Australia by Publication date: 2012
Video Games and Social Media
Does Playing Video Games Make Players More Violent? by ISBN: 9781137579850Publication date: 2016-06-21
How video games impact players : the pitfalls and benefits of a gaming society by ISBN: 1498513085Publication date: 2016
Social media? It's serious! Understanding the dark side of social media by Publication date: 2018
