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Training product similarity analysis
This paper outlines the methodology used in the exploratory analysis of the similarity of VET courses across and within training packages in Australia. The analysis employed natural language processing to calculate similarity scores for each national VET qualification to all other qualifications across all training packages.
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Children involved with NSW child protection services before five years of age: what does the Seeding Success study tell us?
This paper reports analysis from the 'Seeding Success' study, looking at the proportion of child involved with NSW child protection services before five years of age. It also discusses the implications for policy and programs.
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Digital government services: building for peak demand
This paper examines how the availability and deliverability of digital government services can be achieved in the face of unpredictable demand.
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COVID-19 and Australia's mental health: report of June 2021 meeting of Australia's Mental Health Think Tank
Drawing together expert researchers and practitioners from across the country, Australia’s Mental Health Think Tank met over 24 and 25 June 2021 to examine the emerging research evidence on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Australians’ mental health, and the effectiveness of Australia’s response.
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Designing institutional collaboration into global governance
This policy brief suggests that in designing international institutions, states and other principals should draw from a tool kit of strategies and techniques for promoting collaboration, including introducing or developing formal and informal mechanisms, and harnessing the Group of Seven (G7) and the Group of Twenty (G20) to foster collaboration proactively.