Organisation

House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs

Owning Institution:
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Inquiry into homelessness in Australia: final report

This inquiry report recommends that Australian governments should work together to establish a ten-year national strategy on homelessness. The report contains 35 recommendations which involve a renewed approach to preventing and addressing homelessness in Australia.
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Report of the Inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence

This report outlines a series of recommendations which seek to inform the development of the next national plan to reduce violence against women and their children, which is due to commence in mid-2022.
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Shelter in the storm — COVID-19 and homelessness

In this interim report, the Committee presents the evidence received on COVID-19 and homelessness in Australia. Recommendations will be left to the final report. The Committee notes that public health restrictions and economic disruption due to COVID-19 have remained ongoing and evolving at the time...
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Protecting the age of innocence

Access to online pornography and wagering would be restricted through mandatory age verification, under the recommendations in this Social Policy and Legal Affairs committee report.
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Breaking barriers: a national adoption framework for Australian children

All Australian children deserve to feel safe and loved and to have a strong sense of identity and belonging. Unfortunately there are tens of thousands of Australian children in out-of-home care who need a family they can belong to. It is not acceptable that children...