Rural and remote communities
Report
National strategy for food security in remote First Nations communities: Congress response to NIAA discussion paper
This report and related position statement outline the context and response of the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress to support recommendations regarding Healthy Remote Stores and requiring that approaches to addressing food security in Aboriginal communities be based upon the rights to self-determination of Aboriginal peoples.
Report
Mapping the deserts: childcare accessibility in Australia
The report examines accessibility to childcare using the most recent data. The authors find that despite some progress in recent years towards a greater provision of childcare in underserved areas, new approaches are needed in order to meet the aim of universal access.
Report
Potentially preventable hospitalisations in Australia by small geographic areas, 2020–21 to 2021–22
This web report is an update to the previous report and provides counts and rates of 22 selected potentially preventable hospitalisations by area and Primary Health Network. Potentially preventable hospitalisations are hospital separations for conditions that are potentially amenable to timely and adequate health care in the community. Around 1 in 18 hospitalisations (5.7% or...
Report
Place-based drivers and effective management of population growth and change in regional Australia
This study examines the place-based factors that influence people moving to and from Australian regional and rural areas and considers policy solutions for managing the impacts of this change. Policies to support liveability, such as improvements to housing affordability and availability, local health and education services, and local transport infrastructure, as well as funding for...
Briefing paper
COVID-19 response inquiry: roundtable summary – experience of First Nations people
This report summarises discussions at roundtables which brought together key stakeholders from a range of First Nations organisations across Australia to discuss the experiences of First Nations people during the pandemic.