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Briefing paper

Briefing paper

Quantifying the legal and broader life impacts of domestic and family violence


Women experiencing domestic and family violence are ten times as vulnerable to legal problems as the rest of the population, according to this research. In a twelve-month period, respondents who had experienced domestic and family violence had twenty legal problems on average, compared to only two legal problems for the rest of the population.
Briefing paper

Budget 2019: Budget at a glance - the wellbeing budget


This resource provides an overview of all the budget information and contains the main points for the media and public. It summarises the government’s spending decisions and key points raised in the Budget Speech, the Wellbeing Budget, and the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update.
Briefing paper

Māori women's perspectives and experiences with smoking and vaping


The HPA commissioned a qualitative research project to explore young Māori women’s attitudes towards vaping, their vaping behaviour, and the relationship between smoking and vaping. This report is a summary of the key findings.
Briefing paper

What’s stopping Adani?


This briefing paper argues that Adani is not “ready to go” with its Carmichael coal mine.
Briefing paper

Supporting school completion: The importance of engagement and effective teaching


Using data from the NSW Tell Them From Me (TTFM) secondary school student survey, this paper explores the links between students’ engagement and experience of teaching practices in the middle of high school (Year 10) and their likelihood of completing Year 12 two years later.