This series of reports reviews the progress of the state and territory governments in implementing the full intent of the Child Placement Principle. The Principle is designed to promote policy and practice to reduce the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the child protection system.

This research aims to deepen understanding of the design and impact of the ‘machinery of government’ – the administrative, bureaucratic or institutional arrangements that deliver public policy – with respect to housing policy in Australia. The report concludes identifying and settling on a feasible and effective governance and administrative structure will allow agencies the longevity...

A playbook to help public servants and those interested in developing impactful policy outcomes. It offers a framework for public servants to develop and deliver better policies and policy outcomes, outlining how to bring policies to life and make them measurable, impactful and adaptive. It is organised into three key sections: frameworks, fitness and foundations.

This report concludes that the Intensive Therapeutic Care (ITC) program for children in Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) with high and complex needs is not operating as intended and is not achieving its key objectives. The report makes 12 recommendations that seek to inform, enhance and strengthen future reforms related to therapeutic residential OOHC in New South Wales.

The Action Planning Tool supports Australian organisations to reduce their gender pay gap. It uses organisational data to identify gender pay gap 'hot spots' and provide a targeted action plan specific to the organisation. This evaluation assesses the effectiveness of the tool in building confidence, lifting knowledge and supporting organisations to take action.