The report sets out alternatives to pre-trial detention for New South Wales centred on expanding structured bail supervision and developing community-based approaches to managing individuals outside of full-time custody. Drawing on successful models, the research shows these approaches can reduce pressure on the prison system and more effectively and efficiently deliver corrective services.

Housing affordability is undermining efforts to address teacher shortages in New South Wales. The policy challenge for government is securing the right qualified teachers where they are most needed in the system. This report analysed teacher workforce and housing shortages to set out clear policy opportunities for government action to supply key worker housing.

This policy insights paper examines the rising trend of school suspensions in New South Wales (NSW) and their connection to student interaction with the criminal justice system. It identifies practical, evidence-based strategies – as alternatives to school exclusion – to create safer learning environments for students, teachers and schools to support long-term outcomes.

The Aboriginal land council estate presents a significant opportunity for the New South Wales (NSW) Government to achieve its renewable energy targets. This report outlines a range of practical steps that the NSW Government could take to support land councils in bolstering renewable energy projects across various settings.

Nurses are the backbone of the New South Wales (NSW) public health system, but persistent workforce shortages pose an ongoing challenge. This report proposes a series of targeted strategies to help address the ongoing nursing workforce shortages in NSW, outlining ways to recruit and retain more men into the profession.