This study investigates attitudes towards smart work arrangements and examines the motivations and constraints in the public sector. It is based on a survey that received 300 responses across Departments in the Australian Capital Territory Government. The study indicated a high demand for smart work arrangements with identified motivational factors being: work life balance, increased...

This report explores young people's participation in economic, political and community life around the world.

This report on the outcomes of interviews with councillors and senior local government staff of their experience of local representation follows a review of the legal frameworks governing local democratic governance. ACELG has undertaken this work with the Victorian Local Governance Association which has a track record of working on issues of local and participatory...

The Potential Leaders in Local Communities initiative of the Australian Government's Stronger Families and Communities Strategy focused leadership development initiatives on four largely disadvantaged social groups – youth, Indigenous communities, women, and rural and regional communities – to address various social issues. This paper evaluates the outcomes of the initiative. A number of different strategies...