This report summarises Phase 2 of Stronger Families in Australia study evaluating the Communities for Children (CfC) initiative. Using data from 2006–2012, it examines medium- to long-term impacts on children, families and communities. CfC sought to improve service coordination, address unmet needs, build community capacity and enhance environments through tailored, collaborative service delivery in disadvantaged...

The Social Policy Research Centre was commissioned by the Australia Government, as part of its commitment to Enhance Online Safety for Children, to investigate youth exposure to cyberbullying and how it is being managed. The report was developed in collaboration with National Children’s and Youth Law Centre, the University of South Australia, the Young and...

This report evaluates how effectively New Income Management was rolled out in the Northern Territory.

Australia's brand of multiculturalism is admired by other nations, but it still has its sticking points, and future challenges. Why do third generation immigrants from non-Anglo backgrounds still find themselves thought of as 'different'? Would a more equal and mutual respect of culture help build connections? Why wasn't that part of the brief of the...

This research project was funded under the National Action Plan to Build on Social Cohesion, Harmony and Security (NAP), a whole-of-government program coordinated by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). The project's aims were achieved by addressing the following research questions: a. What are the main issues relating to marginalisation that concern Muslim families...