This report raises awareness of the connection between climate change and human rights and outlines the critical importance of addressing climate change to protect people’s rights in Australia. The message of the report is clear: if we want to protect our quality of life, we must address climate change with greater urgency.

This report is the fifth iteration in a series of attempts to calculate the costs of serious and organised crime to Australia. Serious and organised crime was estimated to cost Australia between $35.5b and $82.3b in 2023–24. These figures represent the substantial and pervasive economic impact of serious and organised crime on Australia.

Reablement and ageing well initiatives offer transformative potential for older people living in Australia and accessing aged care services as they age. This briefing paper explains why reablement and ageing well strategies should be integrated with aged care reforms. Despite policy alignment, there are a range of issues impacting the widespread implementation of reablement approaches.

Australians hold some of the highest levels of mortgage debt in the world. This paper examines what is widely considered to be one of the strongest channels of monetary policy transmission into household spending – the effect of changes in mortgage payments when mortgage rates are linked to the short-term policy rate.

This report shines a light on the realities of what it means to be a teenage boy in Australia today. It highlights both promising signs and critical challenges to address to support boys in leading fulfilling lives – free from violence and other harmful behaviours. It provides recommendations for immediate policy and practice reform, and...