This study presents a comprehensive national investigation into the ageing experiences of people who spent their childhoods in forms of institutional or out-of-home care in Australia. Care Leavers and stakeholders consistently called for trauma-informed care to become the foundation of aged care practice. The report presents eight key policy and practice recommendations.

The Inquiry into Women's Pain in Victoria gathered insights on the experiences of girls and women with pain conditions and in accessing pain relief. This report captures these lived experiences and presents recommendations to government on how to improve healthcare services for women, girls and gender diverse people. The recommendations set a clear roadmap for...

This study examines how apartments designed for people with disability and complex needs support daily life. It identifies four key design factors – space, accessibility, usable technology and sensory management – and finds that good design strengthens independence. Residents also emphasise the need for clearer pre‑move information, better integrated technology and strong support to help...

Students undertaking compulsory placements as part of their university degrees encounter financial stress and often other forms of exclusion. This Australian project worked together with students and educators with lived expertise of placements to co-develop solutions to the issues of placement poverty and placement exclusion. It identified 40 solutions and eight overarching themes with seven...

This resource pack is a collection of practical tools to support research led by and with people with disability. It includes guides, templates and tips developed with people with disability and is designed to be adapted to your own context. It helps researchers build respectful, fair and inclusive partnerships with advocacy organisations.