ANZSOG partnered with the public sector commissions of Queensland and Western Australia to commission a research project investigating small statutory agencies, with the goal of producing best practice guidance for establishing, governing and operating these increasingly important and numerous arms of government. This analysis summarises the literature and its contribution to identifying issues facing small...

This report provides a demographic profile of the children and young people (aged 0 to 17 years) in WA. The profile includes a focus on children and young people who experience vulnerability and hardship, such as those in the juvenile justice system, in out-of-home care, with disability and living in poverty.

Effective regulation supports innovation, investments and protects our community and environment, but regulation that is ineffective can increase the costs and difficulties of doing business. Streamline WA is a whole-of-government initiative to make it easier to do business in WA by improving regulation and regulatory practice.

This project was carried out to understand the size and scope of the Western Australian Restoration Economy and, as such, the authors undertook a market-based assessment and gap analysis. An included, draft roadmap identifies actions to lift Western Australia’s ability to deliver meaningful, large-scale ecological restoration across the state.

This report examines patterns and trends for different groups of households to better identify the risk factors and early signs of hardship, appropriate support to vulnerable consumers, and whether current safeguards are providing key factors that contribute to effective hardship policy and practice.