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Report
Surviving in a cost-of-living crisis: Australia's fraying care infrastructures
This report examines how Australia's care infrastructures, encompassing welfare, housing, food and community support systems are fraying and increasingly failing to meet the basic needs of those on low- or no- income. The report documents the labour-intensive and precarious work required to piece together fragmented supports amid a worsening cost-of-living crisis.
Guide
Neurodiversity data at work
This guide outlines how to measure and report workforce neurodiversity in a respectful, safe and accurate way. It explains how collecting neurodiversity data can strengthen workplace neuroinclusion and presents six guiding principles to support effective, ethical and trustworthy data collection practices.
Guide
Migration anticipation and preparedness
Governments face increasing pressure to respond swiftly and effectively to rapidly evolving international migration flows. Anticipation is key to this response, but remains a challenge. This guide offers measures to introduce, run and strengthen migration forecasting systems and preparedness strategies. It follows the forecasting lifecycle from problem definition to communication and system learning.
Strategy
National plan to end the abuse and mistreatment of older people 2026–2036
The abuse and mistreatment of older people is prevalent in Australia. This plan takes a broad approach to ending the abuse and mistreatment of older people wherever it occurs in society. It outlines six key principles, along with four focus areas which will guide work over the life of the plan.
Guide
National respectful relationships education framework
The framework aims to support Australian primary and secondary schools and school systems to plan and deliver age and developmentally appropriate, evidence-based and expert-developed respectful relationships education. It sets out a national vision, outcomes and principles to guide consistent, high‑quality respectful relationships education across school communities, reflecting best practice.