As research tells us more about the critical role of early development in creating outcomes through the life course, it becomes increasingly clear that poverty diminishes those life-long opportunities. This analysis reinforces our understanding of significant impacts living in poverty has on child development and wellbeing, and for how long these impacts endure over the...

The fourth annual Australian Youth Barometer surveyed over 620 young Australians about their experiences with the economy, work, education, health and wellbeing, relationships and participation in civic life. The report illustrates the challenges faced by today's youth and identifies a growing sense that the government is failing to address their biggest concerns.

In 2021-22, across Australia over 174,600 households had applied to live in social housing, but only 29,100 households—usually those with complex or acute needs—were offered a home. This research investigates how policymakers and housing providers can use other forms of housing assistance to support people who are otherwise eligible for social housing.

This research seeks to inform improved housing and homelessness responses to gendered housing experiences, and to explicitly broaden the ways to conceptualise and engage with gender in housing policy, research, and data collection and analysis.

This paper attempts to build a coherent picture of Australia’s real federal housing budget, and to determine how government intervention in the housing market affects housing affordability and security.