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This paper reviews the authors' joint equity-related research as well as related individual research by both authors. The first equity research project was a national longitudinal study of access, participation and outcomes from vocational education and training (VET). A stocktake of recent literature on five groups in VET (women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with a disability, people from non-English speaking backgrounds and residents in rural and remote communities) is described. A joint project comprising a national study of the delivery of vocational education by adult community education (ACE) providers is briefly discussed. The authors' individual projects are briefly touched on. The joint research so far described has been premised on the assumption that improved learning opportunities resulting in enhancement of equity and the removal of inequity can be achieved through such measures as identifying and addressing key factors in VET and in the community which predispose individuals, groups and communities to disadvantage. The limits and strengths of current VET policy are briefly described and priorities for future research are identified.