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Report
Closing the gender gap in housing
Women and gender minority people often face disproportionate barriers to housing security across all life stages. This report outlines the findings and recommendations from a cross-sectoral consultation process. It presents a practical roadmap for embedding a gender lens in housing investment, policy and program decisions across Australia.
Briefing paper
(Cth) Ban subminimum wages for workers with disability
In Australia, workers with disability can receive payments below the national minimum wage under the Supported Wage System. This brief recommends a phase-out of the Supported Wage System and productivity-based wage calculations by 2034 to lift minimum wages for employees with disability to 100% of the national minimum wage.
Journal article
Skills and characteristics of a good support coordinator for people with disability and complex needs: scoping review
Support coordinators play an essential role in Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme. This article describes a scoping review of the literature on this topic from 2012 to 2025. The article argues enhancing role clarity and establishing clear expectations are essential.
Report
Beyond behaviour: extending the analysis of school disciplinary absences in Queensland state schools
This report analyses the disproportionate use of school disciplinary absences on First Nations students, students with disability and students living in out-of-home care and the intersection with poverty. It positions the issue as not only a matter for education policy and practice, but one requiring systemic reform, emphasising inequitable system design over individual behaviour.
Briefing paper
Safe and supported: addressing domestic, family and sexual violence in multicultural communities in Australia
Australia is now more diverse – ethnically, linguistically, culturally – than ever; yet concrete data on the extent of domestic, family and sexual violence among these communities is lacking. This policy brief analyses the key issues in addressing domestic, family and sexual violence in multicultural communities in Australia and puts forward recommendations.