Australia
Report
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
This report details the outcomes of the Senate Committee review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026. It recommends the bill be passed subject to four recommendations for further clarification.
Research Summary
Young Australians’ concerns and trust are related to their family formation goals
This research snapshot from the Growing Up in Australia study shows that most young Australians hope to have children, but their family goals are linked to how much they trust public institutions and their worries about the environment. The findings show that young people are thinking about parenthood in many different and equally valid ways.
Report
The transition of the Commonwealth Home Support Program to the Support at Home Program
The report from an examination of the Australian Government’s proposal to transition the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) into the Support at Home Program after 1 July 2027. It provides eight recommendations, including an extension of funding to the CHSP, and that the CHSP be retained as a separate block-funded program.
Report
Essential vaccines: performance report 2024–25
The report provides an assessment of Australian state and territory performance against the benchmarks outlined in the Essential Vaccines Schedule for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. Five jurisdictions were deemed to have met all benchmarks assessed in this period.
Report
Safeguarding the fossil fuel industry?
According to this report, Australia’s flagship climate policy, the Safeguard Mechanism, is failing miserably. Ahead of the Australian Government’s review of the scheme, this report explains why the permission to substitute real emissions abatement with offsets undermines the integrity of the policy, and how it benefits the fossil fuel companies.