The intention of the Human Rights (Housing) Amendment Bill 2025 is to amend the Human Rights Act 2004 in the Australian Capital Territory to enshrine the right to adequate housing for everyone. This legislative change will be a first in Australia. The Committee recommends that the Bill is passed. It provides five recommendations.

The review was conducted into the 'small business employer' definition in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) to determine if it remains fit for purpose and if not, to provide recommendations on how it could be improved. The review outlines key issues and stakeholder perspectives regarding the definition. Views diverged on whether the current definition...

Effective workplace supports can help to address the high social and economic costs of intimate partner violence (IPV) to individuals, businesses and societies. This policy paper highlights steps that employers and governments are taking to strengthen workplace approaches to IPV, especially public policy measures across OECD countries to encourage an effective workplace response.

This report maps the current legal and policy landscape for age assurance. It analyses laws that establish age-dependent protections or obligations and therefore trigger a need to assure age. This work aims to support government and industry action for promoting the opportunities offered by digital technologies for children while keeping them safe from potential harms.

This report examines cases sentenced or diverted in Victoria involving offences committed by children aged 10 to 13 at their offending, including their demographics, offending profiles and sentencing outcomes. The report is intended to assist with the implementation and monitoring of measures that apply to children under 14 in the new Youth Justice Act 2024.