The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria considered how the Drug Court of Victoria may deliver its services to the wider community, including a proposal for expansion to additional locations. Executive summary KPMG was engaged by the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria to undertake an evaluation of the Drug Court of Victoria over the period 1 July 2010...

This evaluation documents the planning and development of Australia’s first social benefit bonds and considers what has been achieved and what can be learnt so far. Social benefit bonds are a form of payment by results (PBR) scheme in which private investors provide up-front funding to service providers to deliver improved social outcomes, with the...

This report provides the results of a global survey of government and thought leaders to review active integration schemes in the human and social services sector across 22 jurisdictions from around the world. It examines the features of integration initiatives and identifies where the integration agenda is heading, including the key trends, the lessons learned...

Australian resource companies make a variety of investments in communities to support a social licence to operate. This report presents an approach that draws on social return on investment methodology. It argues that by understanding the value created by social investment, companies can create better and more efficient outcomes.

This report investigated the size and distribution of the non-resident or long distance commuter workforce by industry and geography over time. While this report provides a national perspective, it is the nine sampled mining regions that form the focus of the report.