The Australian Universities Accord highlights the need for strong community-university partnerships to advance research. This article stresses the role of social sciences and humanities in underpinning such collaborations and calls for secure employment for academic and professional staff, ensuring universities can sustain meaningful engagement and fulfill broader societal responsibilities.

This snapshot report on rental affordability provides findings from 8,646 rental properties surveyed across Southern Queensland. It finds the highest level of rental stress across all household categories is experienced by single people with some categories paying up to 150% of their income on rent.

A submission to the Making Queensland Safer (Adult Crime, Adult Time) Amendment Bill 2025 proposes that changes in the Amendment Bill will not work and still remain incompatible with the human rights of children. Deep concerns are held about the original Bill and the Amendment Bill. The submission does not support the proposed legislation.