Microplastics, forever chemicals and other contaminants comprise a diverse set of substances and particles. Attention has intensified on the possible human health impacts of micro- and nanoplastics, PFAS and related contaminants. This brief provides an assessment of the current science, setting out what is known, what is indicated by emerging evidence, and what remains uncertain.

This paper argues that the debate over whether social media's impact on mental health is correlational or causal should not delay actions to protect young people's wellbeing. Addressing the impact of social media on young people’s mental health requires a proactive, multifaceted approach. Alongside multifaceted action, the paper provides recommendations for a research agenda.

This submission to the Government’s consultation on safe and responsible AI provides general feedback on the proposed framework. It highlights the need for risk-based approaches which emphasise the role of consumer choice, protect children's interests, and embrace the precautionary principle.

The focus of the paper is the use of data that informs adaptation – how it can be collated, updated and disseminated, and how it can be incorporated into instruments to affect adaptation by governments, communities and individuals.

Private activities and government regulatory actions or inaction can have impacts on the environment and on human health. Scientific uncertainty about such impacts compounds the problems that confront policymakers. In environmental and natural resource management areas subject to scientific uncertainty, policy development can be enhanced by clarifying precautionary decision making processes, and the role of...