Many older Australians experience abuse, neglect or financial exploitation, usually at the hands of their adult children or other close relatives. This research report reveals the key reasons older people experiencing harm do not receive the support they so desperately need.

The Transport Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 introduces a number of amendments across Victoria’s transport framework. The most heavily publicised provision is the introduction of a closed-track trial to investigate how medicinal cannabis users can drive safely. This Bill Brief examines the amendments relating specifically to the road safety trial.

This report sets out an alternative approach to managing the recent surge in English Channel crossings. The report draws on IPPR’s engagement with a range of experts to define a progressive agenda for responding to the rise in small boats, including an online workshop in early 2023, to test and discuss different policy options.

The Climate Council commissioned Professor Jacqueline Peel, Director of Melbourne Climate Futures, and Professor of Environmental and Climate Law at the University of Melbourne Law School, to produce this report examining the gaps in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and other federal laws for protection of the climate.

This snapshot examines risk and protective factors for intimate partner violence victimisation among Australian adolescents. The aim is to help policy-makers and service providers to identify populations that could be at increased risk, so that protective factors can be strengthened.