Non-binding advice is provided prior to each Federal Budget on how the Government can increase economic inclusion and reduce disadvantage. The advice encompasses policy settings, systems and structures. This report provides 10 recommendations to enhance economic inclusion and to inform the Government’s decision making for the 2025-26 Federal Budget.

Assistance animals are trained to support the independence and wellbeing of people with disability. This paper invites feedback on draft national principles for the regulation of assistance animals in the interests of clarity and national consistency.

This report presents brief statistical analyses of the first 22 waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, a nationally representative longitudinal study of Australian households. An important theme of the report is how Australians are faring in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis and the sharp rise in the cost...

A review prompted by the 2023 Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability produced this update to Australia’s national disability policy framework. The update is focused on governance, reporting improvements, and addressing gaps in the original strategy.

This report outlines the findings of an independent review of best practice in early childhood intervention (ECI), undertaken as part of the implementation of Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031. It makes recommendations in relation to the aims, form, underpinning principles and content of a best practice framework for the delivery of ECI in Australia.