This practice guide presents a framework for family and community services to apply neurodiversity-affirming practice (NAP) to their work with all children, young people and families. NAP is a way of working that aims to provide a safe and supportive service environment that accepts, understands and values neurodiversity.

The final report from an inquiry into community safety in regional and rural New South Wales. The report mainly focusses on issues related to policing, young people’s experiences of the justice system and legislative frameworks. It makes 7 findings and 15 recommendations. Several recommendations are aimed at addressing issues regarding the youth justice system.

This report examines how Australia's care infrastructures, encompassing welfare, housing, food and community support systems are fraying and increasingly failing to meet the basic needs of those on low- or no- income. The report documents the labour-intensive and precarious work required to piece together fragmented supports amid a worsening cost-of-living crisis.

In mid-2025, meetings conducted in seven regional cities and in South East Queensland heard directly from frontline workers, community sector leaders and volunteers in the sector. This report collates feedback and data to provide an overview of emerging and growing challenges for the sector. The results show a sector in need of support.

The report presents the findings of a national survey in January 2026 capturing the experiences and insights of organisations working across homelessness, housing, domestic and family violence, mental health, disability and community services. The responses provide a picture of how the housing crisis is playing out on the ground for clients, services, and the workforce...