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Queensland child rights: report 2025


The report details the state of children’s rights in Queensland. It examines key areas, including child safety, youth justice, health, education, cultural connection and youth participation. The report warns that current policies and inaction on key priority areas are worsening entrenched inequity for children and young people.
Guide

Life with intellectual disability

Mark Podmenik, Maxine Podmenik, Tammy Carlon, Luke Wheatley, Iva Strnadová

This guide, written by people with intellectual disability, covers the nature of intellectual disability, health and co-occurring conditions, strengths, and the struggles caused both by the condition itself and by societal barriers and discrimination. The guide is intended for people with intellectual disability, their families and carers, health professionals, educators, and the general community.
Report

Technical report on disability measurement in Canada


The purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive summary of disability definitions and measurement approaches in the Canadian context. It does so by presenting background information on the history of disability measurement and examining different disability measurement tools and data sources.
Journal article

The emerging role of employment counsellors: bridging vocational support and counselling in Australia’s evolving disability employment landscape

This article argues that the disability employment system must move beyond rapid job placement toward psychologically safe, sustainable pathways. It highlights the role of NDIS employment counsellors, guided by the Psychologically Informed Employment Counselling Framework, in embedding trauma‑informed, neurodiversity‑affirming, rights‑based practice to address fragmentation and improve long‑term employment outcomes for people with disability.
Report

Information manipulation and harassment of local leaders


The issue of targeted disinformation and harassment of local elected representatives is a local manifestation of broader societal trends. This report considers how harassment of local elected representatives is enabled by new technologies and capabilities to manipulate information. It recommends enhanced regulatory protections, including a holistic response model.