Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnoses among children and young people have risen two to fourfold across OECD countries, largely due to improved detection. While this increases demand for disability and health supports, it can improve outcomes. The report finds wide variation in supports and a shift towards basing entitlement for support on the needs of...

The study provides an assessment of the extent to which Australian street-level drug law enforcement approaches are perceived as procedurally just by people who use illicit drugs, to benchmark procedural justice levels and to identify predictors of and methods to enhance procedural justice. It outlines avenues to improve the procedural justice in Australia.

The National Homicide Monitoring Program is Australia’s only national data collection on homicide incidents, victims and offenders. This report describes 264 homicide incidents recorded by Australian state and territory police between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025. During this 12-month period there were 279 victims of homicide and 271 identified offenders.

A study comparing crime and safety in New South Wales (NSW) with other Australian states and territories for violent and property crime. Overall, the analysis demonstrates that crime rates in NSW are generally low compared to other Australian states and territories. However, sexual assault stands out as an offence of concern.

This report presents comparative data on curriculum at the content level. It summarises existing literature, explores trends in curriculum adaptation, addresses challenges and strategies for effective implementation and offers policy insights drawn from real-world experiences of curriculum reforms.