The National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse was launched in response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. This report describes the findings of an independent implementation (process) evaluation of the National Strategy’s first action plans. It describes lessons learned and recommendations for improvement.

This report provides a formal evaluation of measures supporting the National Regional, Rural and Remote Tertiary Education Strategy. It assesses regional university funding, the Regional University Study Hubs Program, the Regional Partnerships Project Pool Program, and the Regional Education Commissioner role. The evaluation identifies 12 key recommendations to strengthen regional tertiary education outcomes.

The evaluation found this project effectively improves migrant and refugee women’s Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) knowledge, confidence and attitudes. Women gained vital information, felt more comfortable sharing it and were more willing to seek services. The project shows clear positive impact and offers recommendations on how to strengthen the project.

Online Employment Services (OES) provide job-ready seekers with a self-managed online platform. This evaluation – using administrative data, participant surveys, and qualitative interviews – found that about 60% of participants exited income support within six months (80% within 12 months), with sustainable employment outcomes and no statistically significant difference compared to traditional job active provider...

A developmental evaluation of 9 through-care services that provide opt-in intensive, holistic, trauma and culturally informed case management to support people in youth detention and prison to transition successfully back into their communities and avoid reoffending. The evaluation provides understanding into whether the through-care models are operating as intended; if implementation had improved outcomes for...