Report
Labour in limbo: Bridging Visa E holders and modern slavery risk in Australia
This paper examines the precarious working situation of refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia on ‘Final Departure' Bridging Visa E as a case study for understanding potential modern slavery risks for refugees on temporary visas.
Report
Complaint mechanisms: reporting pathways for violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation
This report provides guidance on the design of accessible and inclusive complaint mechanisms that work as pathways to report violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. It also identifies a series of improvements which could be made to existing complaints mechanisms.
Technical report
Improving Disability Employment Study (IDES): methods of data collection and characteristics of study sample
The Improving Disability Employment Study (IDES) is the first longitudinal survey to investigate perspectives on barriers and facilitators to work for Australians with disability accessing the Disability Employment Services (DES) program. The aim of this paper is to describe the survey development and data collection methods, as well as key learnings to improve future research.
Report
Improving Disability Employment Study (IDES): participant report
Employment for people with disability have numerous social, health and economic benefits including greater likelihood of secure housing, reduced poverty, social inclusion as well as better physical and mental health. This report provides new insights regarding the barriers and facilitators of gaining and maintaining employment for jobseekers using disability employment services in Australia.
Report
Digital futures in mind: reflecting on technological experiments in mental health and crisis support
The authors of this report argue that urgent public attention is needed to make sense of the expanding use of algorithmic and data-driven technologies in the mental health context.