The National Autism Strategy will relate to areas of Commonwealth responsibility to improve life outcomes for autistic people. This document is a draft strategy which has not yet been agreed to by government. Following feedback through the public consultation process, the draft strategy will be further refined and it is expected the final strategy will...

This report brings together information from a range of national data sources to contribute to a greater understanding of disability in Australia. Some people with disability routinely face challenges in actively participating in various aspects of life (such as employment), and are more likely to experience poor health, discrimination and violence than those without disability.

The Social Connection Program Evaluation Toolkit (SoCPET) is a framework to help measure the program quality and impacts of programs that seek to generate social connection. The toolkit is designed for practitioners who want a quick, strengths-based, and evidenced-based tool that has been designed with the community and practitioners.

This report presents the first dedicated study to identify the impacts of religious child abuse scandals in Australia and examine related demographic and attitudinal factors contributing to women’s low trust, and what this means for their perspectives on the role of religious organisations in Australia’s economy and society.

This final report of the Independent Review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme makes 26 recommendations with 139 supporting actions. The recommendations provide a blueprint to renew the promise of the NDIS to deliver a more accessible and inclusive Australia.

This is the second annual Status of women report card. It includes the most recent available data on the social and economic equality issues facing women and girls in Australia, and highlights key data on gender attitudes and stereotypes, gender-based violence, unpaid and paid care, economic equality and security, health, and leadership, representation and decision-making.

The Disability Royal Commission’s final report includes 222 recommendations aimed at all levels of government. This Australian Government Response includes responses to the 172 recommendations within the Australian Government’s primary or shared responsibility. It does not include responses to the 50 recommendations within state and territory governments’ primary responsibility.

This is the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission’s (the Commission’s) first report to Parliament on the progress of the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032 (the National Plan). It finds that Governments have invested significant public funds to address domestic, family and sexual violence. Despite this, services and systems are...

The purpose of this review was to draw together advice and identify opportunities to strengthen prevention efforts and approaches across all forms of violence against women and children, including a particular focus on homicides. The report provides specific and practical advice to strengthen prevention approaches and makes 21 recommendations.

This policy and practice paper describes findings from a rapid review of literature about how common coercive control victimisation is and identifies some risk factors and impacts of coercive control victimisation.