How Australia is faring tracks Australia’s progress against a range of social inclusion indicators. It looks at how we’re performing in relation to health and disability, employment, financial stress, education, access to services, housing, feelings of safety and engagement in community activities. The report highlights that while we’re a thriving prosperous nation with high rates...

This project aims to examine whether older Australians face age discrimination when purchasing travel insurance products, through an understanding of their experiences with travel insurance and analysis of selected travel insurance offerings. Two phases of consumer research were undertaken to explore the attitudes and experiences of older Australians to travel insurance.

This paper formalises the commitment of the Australian Institute of Family Studies to turn around the disadvantages experienced by many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) vision for reconciliation recognises, respects and values the histories, cultures and aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed...

Social exclusion and inclusion has been given a great deal of attention in Australia of late. This latest social phenomenon has replaced much of the social discourse around poverty and inequality, with the realisation from researchers, practitioners and policy makers, that disadvantage is often a multi-dimensional occurrence, spanning many dimensions of an individual’s life. To...

The report gathers recent research and inquiry recommendations, together with commentary from prominent legal figures to paint a concerning picture of Australia's justice system and what needs to happen to change it. In 2009, then Federal Attorney General Robert McClelland said that the “critical test” for the justice system is whether it is “fair, simple...