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Briefing paper

Briefing paper

Indigenous people, mental health, cognitive disability and the criminal justice system


The brief considers issues facing these groups of Indigenous people in their contact with police, in courts, in custody and post-release, highlighting the lack of appropriate diversionary programs at all stages of this contact.
Briefing paper

The threat to the global economic and financial order: protecting Australia’s interests


This paper argues that Australia should focus on the institutions and fora best placed to make and enforce global economic and financial rules, and that the G20 is currently the best option.
Briefing paper

Red light, green light: aligning the library to support licensing


Prices for certain scholarly resources continue to outpace budget increases, and librarians do not feel in control of budgets and pricing. What if libraries found ways to bring together the whole library behind the objective of stabilizing or reducing what they pay?
Briefing paper

Slow wage growth


This e-brief outlines recent wage growth trends in NSW and Australia, and the potential contributing factors. Low wage growth would pose challenges to policymakers : for example, lower incomes and government revenue, and rising inequality. The paper concludes with summaries of key policy proposals that stakeholders claim could stimulate wage growth.
Briefing paper

Opportunities and challenges for Canada to exceed its Paris Agreement target


This paper is part of a series of briefing papers that examine the climate change policies of the countries key to the Paris Agreement and its effective and ongoing implementation. It highlights the opportunities and challenges for Canada to exceed its Paris Agreement target.