This first report of a national research program has been released to explore the unprecedented events of 2019-2020 created by the bushfires and the global pandemic, and their associated challenges on Australia’s health, economic and social systems.

This report provides a review of how the community services sector has been positioned by major governing bodies – such as the Productivity Commission, Royal Commissions and Senate Inquiries – to provide insight how the sector is being understood and approached by government(s). In particular, it examines whether reforms over the past decade have been...

Over the last two decades, public health and health promotion strategies have increasingly recognised the importance of redressing the social determinants of health (SDOH) inequities. This study investigates the ways in which work integration social enterprises (WISE) affect the SDOH equity for young people in Australia experiencing disadvantage.

This paper was commissioned to better understand how service mapping can support decision-making related to human services but focussed on services accessed by people with disability.

This fact sheet aims to summarise ongoing concerns around the population-level psychological effects of the COVID-19 crisis, and synthesise the key elements of the mental health response.