This Winston Churchill Fellowship was undertaken during a time when there was a growing outcry from the Australian community for measures to prevent violence against women and children. Throughout this report, the author frequently reference data and reoffending rates from Canada, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom to underscore the outcomes achieved...

Australia’s long-term increase in student absence rates is of increasing concern for educators, researchers and policy-makers nationwide. This report reveals diverse, and sometimes contradictory perspectives, on the causes, consequences and potential solutions to school attendance issues, especially in the post-COVID era.

It is intended that this publication will serve to increase the accessibility of valuable evidence and experiences to policy-makers within Australia. The University of Queensland and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust also hope that it will encourage more partnership approaches toward developing public policy that are informed by broad groups of experts, including Churchill Fellows.

This report outlines the work of organisations and people responding to domestic economic abuse in the UK, USA and Canada. It includes observations about the potential relevance of this work to the Australian context, and includes some recommendations for Australia.

This publication has been prepared to increase the accessibility of valuable evidence and experiences to policy-makers within Australia. It is intended to encourage more partnership approaches toward developing public policy that are informed by broad groups of experts, including Churchill Fellows.