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Briefing paper

Briefing paper

Mentally healthy workplaces: facilitators, motivators and barriers to improved management of psychosocial risks at work


This summary report is based on the qualitative study exploring the barriers and motivators to workers and businesses in adopting and maintaining mental health interventions and strategies.
Briefing paper

An avoidable catastrophe: pandemic job losses in higher education and their consequences


Eighteen months after Australia's borders were first closed, things are getting worse for universities, not better. This research confirms that tertiary education has been hit by bigger job losses this year than any other non-agricultural sector in the economy.
Briefing paper

Designing and regulating retail digital currencies


Governments and multinational organisations around the world have begun exploring the feasibility of developing retail digital currencies for domestic and global payments. This policy brief does not address bitcoin or other privately issued digital currencies that are not backed by assets having intrinsic value.
Briefing paper

From consumer to partner: rethinking the parent/practitioner relationship


Early childhood provides a critical opportunity for early intervention and prevention, but barriers to accessing services prevent children and families – often those with the greatest need – from gaining their benefit. This policy brief focuses on the nature and importance of partnerships between parents and professionals.
Briefing paper

Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide: introductory Defence briefing


The Department of Defence and the Australian Defence Force, collectively known as Defence, have prepared this document as an introductory briefing paper to the Royal Commissioners. The paper provides background into the employment arrangements for the Australian Defence Force (ADF), including the composition of the ADF and the unique nature of military service.