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Briefing paper

Briefing paper

Indigenous people in Australia and New Zealand and the intergenerational effects of incarceration


This paper looks at the need to address and prevent intergenerational effects of incarceration of Indigenous peoples.
Briefing paper

Critical minerals and the role of U.S. mining in a low-carbon future


Critical minerals are an essential component of the transition to a low-carbon and clean energy future. This paper argues that there is no single policy solution that can address this multifaceted issue, but there is scope for bipartisan progress on incremental steps.
Briefing paper

The effects of drought and climate variability on Australian farms


The current drought has renewed longstanding discussions around the emerging effects of climate change on agriculture, and how governments can best help manage climate risk. This publication provides some insight into the issues involved.
Briefing paper

Uptake of legal self-help resources: what works, for whom and for what?


While technology and the way information is available to people have changed markedly since the Legal Australia-Wide (LAW) Survey was conducted in 2008, this paper reports important evidence concerning Australians’ use of self-help resources (SHRs) for legal problems at that time based on new analysis of LAW Survey data.
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The relationship between domestic and family violence and housing


This e-brief investigates the issue of Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) in the context of housing and homelessness.