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Professor Greg Marston
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Greg Marston

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Overview

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.

Works

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173 works between 2000 and 2025

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2006

Book Chapter

Recognition, respect and rights: Refugees living on temporary protection visas (TPVs) in Australia

Humpage, Louise and Marston, Greg (2006). Recognition, respect and rights: Refugees living on temporary protection visas (TPVs) in Australia. The Situated Politics of Belonging. (pp. 113-126) edited by Nira Yuval-Davis, Kalpana Kannabiran and Ulrike Vieten. London, United Kingdom: Sage. doi: 10.4135/9781446213490.n9

Recognition, respect and rights: Refugees living on temporary protection visas (TPVs) in Australia

2006

Journal Article

Room to move? Professional discretion at the frontline of welfare-to-work

McDonald, C. and Marston, G. (2006). Room to move? Professional discretion at the frontline of welfare-to-work. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 41 (2), 171-182. doi: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2006.tb00004.x

Room to move? Professional discretion at the frontline of welfare-to-work

2006

Book Chapter

Conclusion: A conversation worth continuing?

Marston, G J and McDonald, C. (2006). Conclusion: A conversation worth continuing?. Analysing Social Policy: A Governmental Approach. (pp. 223-229) edited by G. Marston and C. McDonald. Albingdon, UK: Edward Elgar.

Conclusion: A conversation worth continuing?

2006

Conference Publication

The political tensions and street-level dimensions of employment services in Australia

Marston, G J and McDonald, C. (2006). The political tensions and street-level dimensions of employment services in Australia. Road to Where? The Politics and Practice of Implementing Welfare-to-Work, Brisbane, 17-18 July 2006. Brisbane: School of Social Work and Applied Human Sciences, The University of Queensland.

The political tensions and street-level dimensions of employment services in Australia

2006

Book Chapter

Introduction: Reframing social policy analysis

Marston, G J and McDonald, C. (2006). Introduction: Reframing social policy analysis. Analysing Social Policy: A Governmental Approach. (pp. 1-15) edited by G. Marston and C. McDonald. Albingdon, UK: Edward Elgar.

Introduction: Reframing social policy analysis

2006

Edited Outputs

Road-to-where? The politics and practice of welfare-to-work: Refereed Proceedings of the 2006 National Conference, 17-18 July, Brisbane

Greg Marston, Paul Henman and Catherine McDonald eds. (2006). Road-to-where? The politics and practice of welfare-to-work: Refereed Proceedings of the 2006 National Conference, 17-18 July, Brisbane. Welfare-to-Work Forum: Road to where? The politics and practice of implementing welfare-to-work, The Carlton Crest Hotel, Brisbane, Qld., 17-18 July 2006. Brisbane, Qld.: University of Queensland.

Road-to-where? The politics and practice of welfare-to-work: Refereed Proceedings of the 2006 National Conference, 17-18 July, Brisbane

2005

Journal Article

Workfare as welfare: governing unemployment in the advanced liberal state

McDonald, C and Marston, G (2005). Workfare as welfare: governing unemployment in the advanced liberal state. Critical Social Policy, 25 (3), 374-401. doi: 10.1177/0261018305054077

Workfare as welfare: governing unemployment in the advanced liberal state

2005

Journal Article

The active subjects of welfare reform: A street-level comparison of employment services in Australia and Denmark

Marston, Greg, Larsen, Jørgen Elm and McDonald, Catherine (2005). The active subjects of welfare reform: A street-level comparison of employment services in Australia and Denmark. Social Work and Society, 3 (2), 141-157.

The active subjects of welfare reform: A street-level comparison of employment services in Australia and Denmark

2005

Journal Article

Cultural justice, community development and onshore refugees in Australia

Humpage, L and Marston, G. J. (2005). Cultural justice, community development and onshore refugees in Australia. Community Development Journal: Special Issue on Refugees, 40 (2), 137-157. doi: 10.1093/cdj/bsi022

Cultural justice, community development and onshore refugees in Australia

2004

Other Outputs

Sustainable tenancies in public housing

Jones, A., Reddel, T., Mcauliffe, D. and Marston, G. (2004). Sustainable tenancies in public housing. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Department of Housing.

Sustainable tenancies in public housing

2004

Journal Article

Managerialism and Public Housing Reform

Marston, G (2004). Managerialism and Public Housing Reform. Housing Studies, 19 (1), 5-20. doi: 10.1080/0267303042000152140

Managerialism and Public Housing Reform

2004

Journal Article

Contested Belonging: Temporary Protection in Australia

Humpage, L. and Marston, G (2004). Contested Belonging: Temporary Protection in Australia. Refuge, 22 (2), 67-76.

Contested Belonging: Temporary Protection in Australia

2004

Conference Publication

Rethinking Social Inequality: the Case of 'Illegal Refugees'

Marston, G (2004). Rethinking Social Inequality: the Case of 'Illegal Refugees'. 1st Annual Conference of the Centre for Research ..., Macquarie University, 12 November 2003. Australia: Macquarie University.

Rethinking Social Inequality: the Case of 'Illegal Refugees'

2004

Book

Social policy and discourse analysis: Policy change in public housing

Marston, Greg (2004). Social policy and discourse analysis: Policy change in public housing. Aldershot, Hampshire, U.K.: Ashgate Publishing.

Social policy and discourse analysis: Policy change in public housing

2004

Journal Article

A Punitive Policy: Labour Force Participation of Refugees on Temporary Protection Visas (TPV)

Marston, G (2004). A Punitive Policy: Labour Force Participation of Refugees on Temporary Protection Visas (TPV). Labour & Industry, 15 (1), 65-79. doi: 10.1080/10301763.2004.10669305

A Punitive Policy: Labour Force Participation of Refugees on Temporary Protection Visas (TPV)

2004

Book Chapter

Constructing the Meaning of Social Exclusion as a Policy Metaphor

Marston, G (2004). Constructing the Meaning of Social Exclusion as a Policy Metaphor. Social Contructionism in Housing Research. (pp. 71-92) edited by Keith Jacobs, Jim Kemeny and Tony Manzi. UK: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.

Constructing the Meaning of Social Exclusion as a Policy Metaphor

2004

Journal Article

Changing the Mix: Contestation Surrounding the Public Housing Stock Transfer Process in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania

Jacobs, K., Marston, G and Darcy, M. (2004). Changing the Mix: Contestation Surrounding the Public Housing Stock Transfer Process in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania. Urban Policy and Research, 22 (3), 249-263. doi: 10.1080/0811114042000269281

Changing the Mix: Contestation Surrounding the Public Housing Stock Transfer Process in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania

2004

Conference Publication

Take a Number: Employment Services and e-government

Marston, G (2004). Take a Number: Employment Services and e-government. Australian Electronic Governance Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 14-15 April 2004. Melbourne, Australia: University of Melbourne.

Take a Number: Employment Services and e-government

2004

Journal Article

The Problem with Neo-conservative Social Policy: Rethinking the Ethics of Citizenship and the Welfare State

Marston, G and Watts, R. (2004). The Problem with Neo-conservative Social Policy: Rethinking the Ethics of Citizenship and the Welfare State. Just Policy, 33, 34-44.

The Problem with Neo-conservative Social Policy: Rethinking the Ethics of Citizenship and the Welfare State

2003

Journal Article

Risk technology in Australia: The role of the job seeker classification instrument in employment services

McDonald, C., Marston, G and Buckley, A. (2003). Risk technology in Australia: The role of the job seeker classification instrument in employment services. Critical Social Policy, 23 (4), 498-525. doi: 10.1177/02610183030234004

Risk technology in Australia: The role of the job seeker classification instrument in employment services

Funding

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

Supervision

Availability

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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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