Professor Greg Marston
Professor

Greg Marston

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Background

I am Director of Centre for Policy Futures. My research interests cover work and employment, poverty and economic security and the social dimensions of climate change. I am a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, and was a member of the ARC College of Experts from 2014-2016.

Availability

Professor Greg Marston is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Education, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Social policy and the welfare state

    My research program addresses poverty and unemployment, climate justice, economic security, and the impact of emerging technologies on work, driving meaningful change and fostering a more equitable society.

Research impacts

My research program has championed social justice and equity through extensive research wit leading community organisatons and governments, focusing on housing, homelessness and social security policy. I am dedicated to amplifying the voices of ordinary Australians in public deates on critical social isues. My research, with colleagues, on compulsory income management policies in Australia contributed to the decision by the federal government in 2022 to stop ongoing Cashless Debit Card trials in Australia.

With experience in senior roles at UQ and in research focused capacity building roles at RMIT and QUT, I have an in-depth understanding of Australia's social science research landscape. I recognise the transformative power of genuine partnerships with governments, businesses, citizens, and civil society groups. I am committed to driving the promotion of evidence-informed social policies that create meaningful and lasting impact.

Search Professor Greg Marston’s works on UQ eSpace

173 works between 2000 and 2025
All (173) Journal Article (92) Book Chapter (26) Conference Publication (15) Book (8) Other Outputs (31) Edited Outputs (1)

121 - 140 of 173 works

2010

Book Chapter

Introduction: Shifting risk?

Marston, Greg, Moss, Jeremy and Quiggin, John (2010). Introduction: Shifting risk?. Risk, welfare and work. (pp. vii-xvi) edited by Greg Marston, Jeremy Moss and John Quiggin. Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Press.

Introduction: Shifting risk?

2009

Journal Article

Disability, Work and Motivation

Moss, Jeremy and Marston, Greg (2009). Disability, Work and Motivation. Monash Bioethics Review, 28 (4), 13-24. doi: 10.1007/BF03351318

Disability, Work and Motivation

2009

Journal Article

Disability, work and motivation

Moss, J. and Marston, G. (2009). Disability, work and motivation. Monash Bioethics Review, 28 (4), 1-12. doi: 10.1007/bf03351318

Disability, work and motivation

2009

Journal Article

Who to serve? The ethical dilemma of employment consultants in nonprofit disability employment network organisations

Thornton, Stephen and Marston, Gregory (2009). Who to serve? The ethical dilemma of employment consultants in nonprofit disability employment network organisations. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 44 (1), 73-89. doi: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2009.tb00131.x

Who to serve? The ethical dilemma of employment consultants in nonprofit disability employment network organisations

2009

Book Chapter

A framework for understanding social policy analysis and action

McClelland, Alison and Marston, Gregory (2009). A framework for understanding social policy analysis and action. Social policy in Australia: Understanding for action. (pp. 39-69) edited by Alison McClelland and Paul Smyth. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.

A framework for understanding social policy analysis and action

2009

Book

Analysing Social Policy: A Governmental Analysis (paperback edition, first published 2006).

Marston, G. and McDonald, C. (2009). Analysing Social Policy: A Governmental Analysis (paperback edition, first published 2006).. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Analysing Social Policy: A Governmental Analysis (paperback edition, first published 2006).

2009

Conference Publication

Disability, employment and the interface with income support policies

Marston, Gregory, Moss, Jeremy and Lantz, Sarah (2009). Disability, employment and the interface with income support policies. Australian Social Policy Conference 2009, Sydney , Australia, 8-10 July, 2009. Sydney: Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales..

Disability, employment and the interface with income support policies

2008

Journal Article

A war on the poor: Constructing welfare and work in the 21st century

Marston, Gregory J. (2008). A war on the poor: Constructing welfare and work in the 21st century. Critical Discourse Studies, 5 (4), 359-370. doi: 10.1080/17405900802405312

A war on the poor: Constructing welfare and work in the 21st century

2008

Conference Publication

Technocrats or intellectuals? Reflections on the role of housing researchers as social scientists

Marston, Greg (2008). Technocrats or intellectuals? Reflections on the role of housing researchers as social scientists. doi: 10.1080/14036090802117630

Technocrats or intellectuals? Reflections on the role of housing researchers as social scientists

2008

Journal Article

Re-visiting the quasi-market in employment services: Australia’s job network

McDonald, Catherine and Marston, Greg (2008). Re-visiting the quasi-market in employment services: Australia’s job network. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 30 (2), 99-115. doi: 10.1080/23276665.2008.10779346

Re-visiting the quasi-market in employment services: Australia’s job network

2008

Journal Article

A case of misrepresentation: social security fraud and the criminal justice system in Australia

Marston, Gregory J. and Walsh, Tamara K. E. (2008). A case of misrepresentation: social security fraud and the criminal justice system in Australia. Griffith Law Review, 17 (1), 285-300. doi: 10.1080/10383441.2008.10854611

A case of misrepresentation: social security fraud and the criminal justice system in Australia

2008

Journal Article

Technocrats or intellectuals? Reflections on the role of housing researchers as social scientists

Marston, Gregory J. (2008). Technocrats or intellectuals? Reflections on the role of housing researchers as social scientists. Housing, Theory and Society, 25 (3), 177-190. doi: 10.1080/14036090802117630

Technocrats or intellectuals? Reflections on the role of housing researchers as social scientists

2008

Journal Article

Revisiting the quasi-market in employment services: Australia’s job Network

McDonald, Catherine and Marston, Gregory J. (2008). Revisiting the quasi-market in employment services: Australia’s job Network. The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 30 (2), 99-115.

Revisiting the quasi-market in employment services: Australia’s job Network

2008

Journal Article

Feeling motivated yet? Long-term unemployed people’s perspectives on the implementation of workfare in Australia

Marston, Gregory J. and McDonald, Catherine (2008). Feeling motivated yet? Long-term unemployed people’s perspectives on the implementation of workfare in Australia. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 43 (2), 255-269.

Feeling motivated yet? Long-term unemployed people’s perspectives on the implementation of workfare in Australia

2008

Journal Article

Motivating the unemployed? Attitudes at the front line

McDonald, Catherine and Marston, Gregory J. (2008). Motivating the unemployed? Attitudes at the front line. Australian Social Work, 61 (4), 315-326. doi: 10.1080/03124070802428167

Motivating the unemployed? Attitudes at the front line

2008

Journal Article

The social division of welfare surveillance

Henman, Paul and Marston, Greg (2008). The social division of welfare surveillance. Journal of Social Policy, 37 (2), 187-205. doi: 10.1017/S0047279407001705

The social division of welfare surveillance

2007

Conference Publication

Losing sight! A diminishing public sphere and the restructuring of the Australian welfare state

Marston, G. J. (2007). Losing sight! A diminishing public sphere and the restructuring of the Australian welfare state. TASA & SAANZ Joint Conference 2007, Public Sociologies: Lessons and Trans-Tasman Comparisons, Auckland, New Zealand, 4-7 December, 2007. Auckland, New Zealand: The University of Auckland.

Losing sight! A diminishing public sphere and the restructuring of the Australian welfare state

2007

Journal Article

Assessing the policy trajectory of welfare reform in Australia

Marston, G. J. and McDonald, C. (2007). Assessing the policy trajectory of welfare reform in Australia. Benefits, 15 (3), 233-245. doi: 10.51952/ycmz6895

Assessing the policy trajectory of welfare reform in Australia

2007

Other Outputs

A data framework to assess the impact of the Federal Government’s welfare reforms in Queensland

Henman, P., Melville, R., Malcom, F. and Marston, G. (2007). A data framework to assess the impact of the Federal Government’s welfare reforms in Queensland. St Lucia QLD Australia: Social Policy Unit. The University of Queensland.

A data framework to assess the impact of the Federal Government’s welfare reforms in Queensland

2006

Journal Article

Employment services in an age of e-government

Marston, G J (2006). Employment services in an age of e-government. Information, Communication and Society, 9 (1), 83-103. doi: 10.1080/13691180500519555

Employment services in an age of e-government

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    The Forgotten Children, Ten Years On (ARC Linkage Project administered by The University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Activating employment futures through work integration social enterprise (ARC Linkage Project administered by The University of Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Policy pathways to advance Australia's biomethane sector: learning policy lessons from international jurisdictions
    Future Fuels CRC Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Building a resilient and sustainable workforce for the future
    Anglicare Southern Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    The COVID-19 Tenant/Resident Support and Analysis Project
    Tenants QLD
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    A Just Climate Transition (ARC Linkage Project administered by The University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2023
    Conditional Welfare: A Comparative Case Study of Income Management Policies
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Who You Know or Where You Go? The Role of Formal and Informal Networks in Finding Employment and Maintaining Wellbeing (ARC Linkage Project administered by the University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2022
    Seamless journeys to work for young adults with physical disabilities
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Connecting social policy and urban planning for a low carbon future
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2010
    Understanding student attrition in the social and behavioural sciences
    UQ Teaching Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    The high cost of financial insecurity: exploring the role of the 'fringe economy' in the lives of low-income people
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards - DVC(R) Funding
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2010
    150 Low Income Australians: A Group Biography over Time (ARC Linkage Grant administered by the University of Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2010
    Disability, Welfare and Work
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Assesing the Impact of the Commonwealth Welfare to Work Policy Framework in Queensland
    Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Risky Business: Understanding Social Security Benefit Fraud
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    The Role Of The Front Line In Welfare To Work
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Long-term unemployment, the informal economy and welfare fraud
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Exploring the Connections Between Work, Welfare and Employment Services
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Greg Marston is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Tourism Frontliners in the Philippines¿ Last Frontier: A Critical Study on the Lived Experiences of Informal Workers in Palawan

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    How Gig Economy Workers Cope With Job Ambiguity

    Principal Advisor

Completed supervision

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