This parliamentary inquiry found public toilets are essential urban infrastructure that support public health and community participation. The report calls for legislative reform and improved frameworks to ensure accessibility, inclusivity and design standards. It outlines 22 recommendations to guide best practice, effective regulation and funding that meets the diverse needs of all Australians.

Welfare refers to the wellbeing of individuals, families and the community. This report presents a snapshot of key findings on welfare and wellbeing data, offering a point-in-time overview of how Australia is faring. Areas presented include life satisfaction and connections, education, work, income, housing, disability, aged care, First Nations people, justice and safety, and improving...

The purpose of the review is to help the Australian Department of Social Services enrich its capability to achieve its goals over the next four years. It provides a detailed assessment of the agency capability – and opportunities to improve this capability – in the areas of leadership and culture, collaboration, delivery, workforce and enabling...

A recording of a webinar to help you learn about how to make workplace adjustments easy, effective and equitable. Workplace adjustments are any administrative, environmental or procedural changes that enable people with disability to have equitable employment opportunity and work effectively and comfortably.

The Enhanced Early Supports Pilot provided individualised early supports in home and community settings to a group of children and their families in Melbourne’s west not accessing individual NDIS funding. A 12-month evaluation showed the model made a meaningful impact. Key findings and recommendations are outlined in this report.