The community services sector in Australia plays an essential role in enabling individuals and communities to reach their full potential. However, the sector is experiencing increasing challenges in attracting and retaining workers. This research sought to understand the barriers and enablers of a sustainable workforce – focused on aged care and youth worker roles.

This report summarises preliminary findings from a national independent study into the ongoing expansion of income management (IM) in Australia. The study was funded by the Australian Research Council over a three-year period from 2018-2020.

This paper is a collection of contributions from leading academics and social justice campaigners providing different perspectives on the ideas of shorter working hours and Universal Basic Income.

This report examines Centrelink breaching trends for the past three years and the incidence of Job Network participation reporting. While there has been a relative decline in the rate of Centrelink breaching over the past three years, the submission of Job Network participation reports has continued to increase. Yet the vast majority of these reports...