Briefing paper
Briefing paper
Cultural heritage protection reform
This background paper provides information on First Nations cultural heritage reform including recurring themes for reform, the current legislative framework and co-design options to reform First Nations cultural heritage protections.
Briefing paper
Effect of news media bargaining code on journalism employment
The authors of this paper argue that in the absence of data from major Australian media participants, it is not possible to directly calculate how many additional journalists Australia has thanks to the mandatory bargaining code.
Briefing paper
Defining zero carbon homes for a climate resilient future
The Climateworks team undertook an extensive literature review of a range of academic and grey literature to examine existing definitions for zero carbon buildings. This information was collated and qualitatively examined to uncover key themes across the sources.
Briefing paper
Shrouded in secrecy
In this briefing paper, the Centre for Public Integrity recommends the establishment of an Independent Transparency Monitor to promote access to information by providing a disincentive to secrecy and an independent review mechanism for the Australian Parliament’s requests for documents.
Briefing paper
Palliative and end of life care for people with disability
Palliative care is an approach to care that focuses on quality of life when curative treatments are no longer effective. Everyone has the right to access palliative care. This 'Insights into Practice' paper examines the issues surrounding palliative and end of life care for people with disability.