The NSW Department of Family and Community Services, Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC) commissioned the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) at University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia to design an evaluation framework and collect data for the accommodation support and funding models under Stronger Together 2 (ST2). The evaluation used longitudinal, mixed methods...

Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse Research Brief 18 considers how policy makers develop, implement and evaluate Indigenous justice programs and services. It scopes the growing body of evidence about implementation in Australia. Examples of key polices and strategies are considered, including: policing measures introduced under the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER); night or community patrols; Aboriginal sentencing...

High hopes for the NDIS are that people with disability will be able to live as independently as they choose, with the housing of their choice, and with the paid support that suits their preferences and life goals.

From 1 January 2011, the Australian Government implemented a new government-funded Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme. The evaluation was conducted in four phases. Findings informed the Government about the outcomes of the scheme, and they assessed the scheme’s likelihood of achieving its longer-term objectives.

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...