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Discussion paper
How will the NDIS change Australian cities?
This issues paper sets out a research agenda for examining the impacts of the NDIS on Australian cities over the first decade of its full implementation (from 2019 onwards).
Article
A penalty lifted off the economy
NOTHING is more central to Labor’s view of what makes Australia such a great place to live in than our long tradition of having an independent umpire to stop employers exploiting workers. Former Liberal prime minister Sir Robert Menzies shared that view; like others in the centre-left and centre-right, he argued that it was a...
Report
Settling better: reforming refugee employment and settlement services
Since the end of World War II, successive governments have helped more than 800,000 refugees and displaced people of different nationalities and faiths to build new lives in Australia. Our humanitarian migration program – one of the world’s largest – enjoys the backing of all major political parties and broad community support. As Prime Minister...
Statistics
NSW economic update summer 2017
Overview The Summer 2017 edition of the NSW Economic Update presents a current snapshot of the NSW economy and provides relevant points of comparison with other Australian States and Territories. For the fourth consecutive quarter, New South Wales has been the best performing State in Australia. Commsec's January 2017 State of the States Report found...
Report
Off the track: state of the nation report
Annually produced each year, this report provides a marker of how New Zealand is doing as a nation. Introduction This is the 10th State of the Nation report from The Salvation Army’s Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit. The report is produced each year to provide a marker of how New Zealand is doing as a...