Report
Australian homelessness monitor 2024
A national analysis highlighting homelessness as a critical social problem that has recently escalated. It draws links to labour market and housing market trends, and to social security and affordable housing policy developments. The research investigated the changing scale and nature of the problem and assessed associated policy and practice developments and debates.
Working paper
National Parenting Pulse Survey
To inform policy, research, and service delivery, a large-scale, National Parenting Pulse Survey captured the most up-to-date parenting experiences, challenges, and needs of parents in Australia. The survey revealed an ongoing requirement for support for parental mental health and self-care, and specific resources to address parents’ concerns about the negative effects of social media use...
Working paper
How food insecure are people living in Australia
This paper uses new data on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES), an eight-item measure included in the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA ) Survey for the first time in 2020. It found roughly 2 million people were food insecure in Australia in 2020 and severe food insecurity is a bigger concern...
Working paper
Listening to lived experience: what needs to be done to end homelessness in Australia?
To build a greater understanding of these lived and living experience contributions to the end of homelessness, this study investigates what people with lived and/or living experiences believe needs to be done to end homelessness in Australia.
Journal article
Generating evidence to inform responsive and effective actions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent health and well-being
Australia does not have a national strategy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent health, and as a result, policy and programming are fragmented and not always responsive to needs. The Roadmap Project works in partnership with young people to define priority areas and establish developmentally appropriate, evidence-based actions.