This report is based on a representative survey of Australians aged 10 to 17 conducted in February 2026. It examines the impact of Australia's teen social media ban on young people’s news engagement, just two months after the legislation took effect. As the ban affects more young people, it finds that their news engagement will...

This report examines the extent to which mental health policy intent, legal obligations and fundamental principles are being realised in practice. It identifies examples of emerging good practice with the potential to be adopted at scale and contribute to the realisation of policy objectives. It finds overseas-born Australians more likely to delay mental health support.

This report is the outcome of research conducted with culturally and racially marginalised girls and young women from migrant and refugee backgrounds in South West Sydney in 2025. The research aim was to explore the barriers and enablers impacting girls and young women's civic engagement and their aspirations within Australian society.

This report examines how Australia's care infrastructures, encompassing welfare, housing, food and community support systems are fraying and increasingly failing to meet the basic needs of those on low- or no- income. The report documents the labour-intensive and precarious work required to piece together fragmented supports amid a worsening cost-of-living crisis.

This report shows how frequent household disconnections are impacting food security, health, wellbeing and economic participation for First Nations’ communities in Australia. It provides six high-level recommendations and associated actions to create a fairer and more inclusive energy transition for all Australians.