Scope
The Standing Committee on Social Welfare conducted landmark inquiries into drug and alcohol issues and the administration of government social services programs. It also inquired into social matters including a national superannuation scheme, children in institutional care, homeless youth and income support for the retired and aged.
Sequence
![Standing Committee on Social Welfare, 1987. Standing L-R: Don Grimes, Rosemary Crowley, Bernie Kilgariff, Chris Shrosbree [Secretary] Seated L-R: Peter Cook, Shirley Walters [Deputy Chair], Ron Elstob [Chair], Patricia Giles and Flo Bjelke-Petersen. NAA: A8746, KN9/6/87/4.](/assets/committees/body-images/c018/c018-11770707-standing-committee-on-social-welfare-1987.jpg)
Standing Committee on Social Welfare, 1987. Standing L-R: Don Grimes, Rosemary Crowley, Bernie Kilgariff, Chris Shrosbree [Secretary] Seated L-R: Peter Cook, Shirley Walters [Deputy Chair], Ron Elstob [Chair], Patricia Giles and Flo Bjelke-Petersen. NAA: A8746, KN9/6/87/4.
![Standing Committee on Social Welfare, 20 October 1981. L-R: Senators Don Grimes and Joan Melzer, Patricia Mayberry [Research Officer], Peter Keele [Secretary], Senators Shirley Walters [Chair], Neville Bonner, Bernie Kilgariff and Ron Elstob. NAA: A6180, 20/10/81/1.](/assets/committees/body-images/c018/c018-social-welfare-standing-committee-20-october-1981-j2.jpg)
Standing Committee on Social Welfare, 20 October 1981. L-R: Senators Don Grimes and Joan Melzer, Patricia Mayberry [Research Officer], Peter Keele [Secretary], Senators Shirley Walters [Chair], Neville Bonner, Bernie Kilgariff and Ron Elstob. NAA: A6180, 20/10/81/1.
![Standing Committee on Social Welfare, 1982. L-R: Peter Hallahan [Research Officer], Pam Gulloni [Research Officer], Senators Neville Bonner, Ron Elstob, Shirley Walters [Chair] and Bernie Kilgariff, Peter Keele [Secretary], Senators Don Grimes and Patricia Giles.](/assets/committees/body-images/c018/c018-social-welfare-standing-committee-1982-j2.jpg)
Standing Committee on Social Welfare, 1982. L-R: Peter Hallahan [Research Officer], Pam Gulloni [Research Officer], Senators Neville Bonner, Ron Elstob, Shirley Walters [Chair] and Bernie Kilgariff, Peter Keele [Secretary], Senators Don Grimes and Patricia Giles.
![Standing Committee on Social Welfare, September 1976. L-R: Senators Tom Tehan and Jean Melzer, Patricia Mayberry [Research Officer], R.P. Joske [Secretary], Ken Bone [Research Officer], Senators Peter Baume [Chair], Bill Brown, Shirley Walters and Don Grimes.](/assets/committees/body-images/c018/c018-social-welfare-standing-committee-september-1976-j2-1.jpg)
Standing Committee on Social Welfare, September 1976. L-R: Senators Tom Tehan and Jean Melzer, Patricia Mayberry [Research Officer], R.P. Joske [Secretary], Ken Bone [Research Officer], Senators Peter Baume [Chair], Bill Brown, Shirley Walters and Don Grimes.
Find out more
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Committee timeline - Drug problems in Australia |
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Committee timeline - Through a glass, darkly: evaluation in Australian health and welfare services |
Reports
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| Children in Institutional and Other Forms of Care - A National Perspective Parliamentary paper number 324/1985 | ||
| Income Support for the Retired and the Aged (Progress Report) Parliamentary paper number 319/1984 | ||
| Homeless Youth Parliamentary paper number 231/1982 | ||
| Another Side to the Drug Debate...A Medicated Society? Parliamentary paper number 98/1981 | ||
| Annual Reports Referred to the Committee Parliamentary paper number 68/1980 | ||
| Annual Reports Referred to the Committee Parliamentary paper number 284/1979 | ||
| Evaluation in Australian Health and Welfare Services: Through a Glass, Darkly (Volume 2 - papers commissioned by the Committee) Parliamentary paper number 160/1979 | ||
| Evaluation in Australian Health and Welfare Services: Through a Glass, Darkly (Volume 1) Parliamentary paper number 71/1979 | ||
| Ethics in Wine Promotion Parliamentary paper number 328/1978 | ||
| Annual Reports Referred to the Committee Parliamentary paper number 3/1978 | ||
| The Introduction of a National Superannuation Scheme Parliamentary paper number 6/1978 | ||
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Drug Problems in Australia - An Intoxicated Society?
Parliamentary paper number 228/1977
Thomas Joseph Tehan, committee member 1976-78, Interview with Dr Tony Hannan (part 1 of 2), 1988, National Library of Australia, TRC 4900/56, session 5, 00:04:14-00:08:30. Full interview available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-217809242/listen Thomas Joseph Tehan, committee member 1976-78, Interview with Dr Tony Hannan (part 2 of 2), 1988, National Library of Australia, TRC 4900/56, session 5, 00:08:30-00:13:31. Full interview available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-217809242/listen |
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| The Annual Report 1974-75 of the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission Parliamentary paper number 356/1976 | ||
| Outstanding References from the former Senate Standing Committee on Health and Welfare Parliamentary paper number 127/1976 |