Despite substantial monetary and non-monetary investment in disaster recovery support services by community organisations, little is known about their processes and efforts. This study investigates how a community organisation in Queensland supports disaster-affected people in disaster recovery, providing deeper insights into the disaster recovery system, the organisation’s role in supporting recovery, and what recovery looks...

Self-reported weather-related home damage has been widely used in examining the impact of natural disasters on various life outcomes. However, the accuracy of this measure remains largely unexamined. This study documents a previously unreported pattern in self-reported weather-related home damage. It finds that a range of factors are associated with the likelihood of reporting home...

In Australia, child oral health remains a significant population health problem. This study evaluated the impact of the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) on dental visits among eligible children and adolescents in Australia. It showed that the CDBS policy had a statistically significant and positive impact on dental visits among eligible children and adolescents.

The paper explores disparities in educational attainment and earnings trajectories among Australian-born children of diverse parental migration backgrounds from mid-adolescence to early adulthood. It highlights the importance of considering parental migration backgrounds in understanding post-school outcomes of Australian-born children. The paper finds that Non-English Speaking Background second-generation immigrants exhibit superior academic outcomes.

In response to the current housing crisis, governments across the country are implementing strategies to facilitate access to crisis accommodation for people. Increasingly, this crisis accommodation is provided in the form of motels. This paper seeks to summarise current evidence relating specifically to at-risk families residing in motels, finding that it is a suboptimal model.