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Video
Empowering inclusive workplaces with JobAccess for employers
Hiring Deaf and hard of hearing staff brings valuable skills but many employers worry about accessibility costs. This webinar explains how the Employment Assistance Fund pays for workplace adjustments like Auslan interpreting and assistive technology. This can help employers learn how to access funding to support teams and help businesses thrive.
Journal article
Supporting employment transitions for people with intellectual disabilities
Disability Enterprises have the potential to address employment barriers that people with an intellectual disability experience as they move into open employment through strategic organisational design. This report explores how well organisations align with best practice models and the ongoing challenges they face in supporting open employment pathways for people with a disability.
Report
A nation of strangers: how a civic vacuum enabled antisemitism
According to this paper, the surge of performative hatred on Australia's streets and university campuses is the predictable harvest of a long-term civic vacuum. By dismantling the historical narrative of common citizenship, educational structures have left young Australians fundamentally unequipped to resist sectarian intimidation. The paper offers a set of recommendations to correct the problem.
Report
Thriving Kids policy paper
This report outlines how the Thriving Kids initiative can make the most difference for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. For Thriving Kids to succeed, it must be designed and delivered in genuine partnership with Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations.
Report
Australian charities report: 12th edition
An annual analysis of the information received from Australian charities. It presents findings based on information from 53,641 Annual Information Statements submitted by charities for the 2024 reporting period. This edition outlines an overall analysis of data at a broad charity sector level, and a more detailed analysis of data focused on charity size.