This research snapshot from the Growing Up in Australia study shows that most young Australians hope to have children, but their family goals are linked to how much they trust public institutions and their worries about the environment. The findings show that young people are thinking about parenthood in many different and equally valid ways.

This report on the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and youth proposes and explores a novel approach to measuring social and emotional wellbeing, inspired by a holistic construct developed by a First Nations scholar-led team.

Utilising Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) data, this report provides both a descriptive overview of the housing circumstances that Indigenous children and their families live in, and the way housing-related factors can help or hinder those children growing up strong. Two of the major dimensions explored in the analyses are housing tenure and remoteness.

This study shows multiple sclerosis (MS) costs over $3 billion annually, driven by rising prevalence. MS is a chronic, incurable neurological disease that imposes growing social and economic burdens. The report provides recommendations for government with a focus on improving care, access and research.