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Report
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025
This report outlines the purpose and key provisions of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025, which strengthens penalties, offences and banning powers to deter unsafe and poor quality services. It summarises inquiry evidence, regulatory context, and committee consideration, and recommends that the bill be passed.
Report
Generation trapped: housing, handouts, and the collapse of young Australians’ life satisfaction
Life satisfaction is trending down for young people in Australia and the West. This paper examines the lives, aspirations, values and perceived barriers of Australians aged 18–34. It creates a foundation for evaluating existing policy and developing new policy to support the priorities and goals of these young Australians.
Briefing paper
Couple relationships in Australia today
This snapshot examines how contemporary couple relationships are evolving, and how Australia’s family law framework must work to keep pace with changing arrangements while at the same time continuing to play its protective role. In Australia today, couple relationships may be legally recognised as: marriages, registered relationships and de facto relationships.
Report
Understanding the role of price caps in NDIS markets
Price caps are a core regulatory tool of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). This paper examines how market prices and service volumes responded to the July 2025 NDIS price caps adjustments. The results suggest that price cap adjustments affect both expenditure and service provision, highlighting a trade-off that warrants ongoing monitoring of provider behaviour.
Video
Lunch & learn: systematic instruction
This recorded webinar examines the concept of systematic instruction and its application to the training of people with intellectual disability to perform tasks, including those likely to be needed in workplace settings. It shares practical evidence- based insights to support people with intellectual disability to increase their practical learning and work skills.