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In comparison to many other countries, Australia has a surprisingly strong reputation for government-funded research into issues of theory, policy, and practice in adult language, literacy, and numeracy provision. The projects in this collection provide one example of the rich diversity of research that is being produced from one network of researchers here in Australia. The Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium (ALNARC) is funded by the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) through the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DETYA) to promote the development of a visible research culture. An important aspect of this work involves mentoring and promoting the work of teacher-researchers in local contexts, asking questions about practice and building a body of published work that can be shared amongst people concerned to maintain a critical edge in their thinking about policy and practice. The chapters in this document include: Researching LLN and mutual obligation: an introduction to some issues / Sheilagh Kelly and Liz Campbell (p. 1-7); Voices of the unemployed / Patrick Gurr (p. 9-12); The all-seeing eye: a stakeholder narrative of applying for the dole / Michael Chin (p. 13-21); Mutual obligation: how to survive and enjoy the experience / Sue Frischke (p. 23-32); Stakeholders' experiences of Mutual Obligation / Pauline O'Maley (p. 33-51); LANT and the country learner: a city slicker's perspective / John Stone (p. 53-64)l; Mutual obligation: who's paying? / Philippa Granwal (p. 65-71); Mandatory participation in literacy/numeracy programs for unemployed young Australians: whose interests are served? / Sarah Lindfield-Ide (p. 73-86); Researching mutual obligation and LLN: what does this research tell us? / Sheilagh Kelly and Liz Campbell (p. 87-93).