This report outlines the critical role neighbourhood houses play in supporting digital inclusion in Victoria. Neighbourhood houses are not-for-profit, community-based centres that support skills development, social connection and community participation. The report has 6 recommendations that focus on investing in neighbourhood houses as critical community infrastructure.

A briefing on research that looked at policies from across Australia to assess whether they help create better neighbourhoods for children with disabilities and their families. It found that most policies were too small, missed big changes and urban planning was almost never used to help children.

In 2024, more than 17,500 children aged 8-12 years across South Australia took part in the annual Commissioner’s Student Voice Postcards initiative. Their responses provide clear insight into their lives, including the conditions which shape them. They also expose patterns of systemic challenges that must be addressed.

Children and young people have unique perspectives on the world around them and the spaces they frequent. This report provides insights from primary school students into what they see and how they connect to the world around them. It concludes neighbourhoods need to be child friendly and child safe.

This report investigates the challenges and opportunities that built environment professionals in Australia experience when planning, designing, and implementing sustainable housing developments at the neighbourhood scale. It also examines strategies and policy levers employed in case study eco-neighbourhoods from across Australia and Europe to inform future Australian policy and practice.