This resource helps employers support employees with cognitive impairment. Topics covered include cognitive differences at work, understanding the different ways people learn and making workplace adjustments to support staff.

The Thriving Kids initiative aims to focus on the early identification of ‘developmental concerns’ and the establishment of a national system of supports for children aged 8 and under with developmental delay and disability and low to moderate support needs and their families. This report inquires into the Thriving Kids initiative and makes 16 recommendations.

As the population and its needs change, the care and support economy is coming under increasing pressure to deliver high-quality services at a sustainable cost. This report proposes reforms to strengthen connections across sectors and reduce siloed decision-making, improving care quality, making services more efficient and boosting productivity.

A review of solitary confinement and similar practices in youth detention in Australia. The report finds these practices cause serious harm, breach international human rights standards and disproportionately affect First Nations children and children with disability. It makes 24 recommendations to prohibit solitary confinement, strengthen safeguards and ensure youth justice systems adopt trauma-informed, rights-based approaches.

Aboriginal young people leaving care in New South Wales face serious and enduring challenges as they transition into adulthood. This report examines the current housing landscape for Aboriginal young people exiting care, extended care arrangements and available financial entitlements across Australia, while identifying best practice initiatives within Australia and internationally.