This community guide explains Customised Employment in Australia, outlining its purpose, key steps and the conditions needed for quality practice. It shows how employment can be created around a person’s strengths through thoughtful, person‑centred discovery and job design. By promoting informed choice and higher expectations, the guide reinforces that well‑matched work helps people, businesses and...

Australia’s social housing stock is at record lows, coinciding with worsening social housing need and persistent homelessness. This briefing note recommends the Federal Government recalibrate its housing policies to prioritise people on the lowest incomes. It recommends to set and fund social housing targets, curb the Capital Gains Tax discount and negative gearing.

This report provides information on Australian labour market conditions. It is intended to inform people interested in working in Australia on a temporary or permanent basis, and to organisations providing services to migrants and visa applicants. This edition includes the contribution of temporary work visas to the construction industry labour market.

This 5th edition analyses the contributing drivers of the gender pay gap in Australia to explain why the gender pay gap exists and where it needs to be addressed the most. It identifies key drivers as unequal distribution of hours spent on care, family and workforce participation, as well as the types of jobs engaged...

Australia faces significant challenges to its long-term economic prosperity and environmental sustainability – its current policies to reduce carbon emissions are inefficient and it is not on track to meet targets. This report sets out two policy proposals that can deliver emissions reduction and economic renewal together: a polluter pays levy and a fair share...