The study adopted a public health approach, examining tangible and intangible costs associated with gambling problems in all gambling forms in Victoria. The study sought to quantify the cost of gambling harm to Victoria in financial terms. The total cost of gambling to Victoria in 2022-23 was estimated to be $14.1 billion.

This report seeks to unpack the experience of Cherbourg, a small Aboriginal Community in Queensland, in implementing a doorknocking approach to understanding and supporting Community members’ mental health and social and emotional wellbeing. It highlights the need for mental health initiatives to be more responsive to the unique needs of Aboriginal Communities.

This case study provides an overview of the Australian Capital Territory Government’s Wellbeing Framework, which highlights indicators of social progress and sustainability alongside economic issues. This is intended to encourage more informed and multidimensional decision-making.

This report explores the critical role of social dialogue in advancing decent work, ensuring a fair labour income distribution, addressing the challenges of the digital and green transitions and repairing the ‘frayed social contract’. It showcases examples and good practices from around the world.

This article reports on the development and testing of a framework for measuring outcomes for the human services sector. The process included action research methods and produced the Community Services Outcomes Tree and a survey measurement tool.