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Australia

Briefing paper

Measuring what really matters for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: racism and cultural safety in healthcare


This policy brief examines how systemic racism in Australian hospitals continues to affect the experiences and outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients, and outlines the evidence needed to drive reform. It highlights the need for a nationally coordinated approach led by Indigenous voices and backed by clear policy direction, consistent standards and comprehensive...
Assessment

Australia’s national climate risk assessment


The report provides a synthesis of key findings from Australis's first national climate risk assessment. It provides an assessment of risk across 8 key systems and 11 regions, prioritising key risks both within each system and across systems. This approach provides an understanding of who or what might be at risk across different areas of...
Report

Rent regulation: a housing policy challenge


This report is designed to assist policymakers, policy influentials and the lay public to understand the issues around rent regulation and how to design and implement regulation. It provides a case study of the Victorian rental system to look at trends in rents and what the data could reveal about likely outcomes from implementation of...
Report

Online sale, delivery and advertising of alcohol in Australia – behaviour, attitudes and support for change


This report presents survey responses in relation to the online sale, delivery and advertising of alcohol in Australia and support for online advertising policy measures. It finds that online alcohol sales and advertising are exposing Australians to increased harm – especially people most at risk – while current laws fail to keep pace with the...
Submission

Submission to Productivity Commission Pillar 3: harnessing data and digital technology interim report

Natalie Sheard, Nicolas Suzor, Kimberlee Weatherall, Fan Yang, Jacky Zeng

This submission addresses policy reform areas in the Australian Productivity Commission’s inquiry into Pillar 3: harnessing data and digital technology. It focuses on enabling artificial intelligence's productivity potential and supporting safe data access and use through outcomes-based privacy regulation. The submission raises doubts about the interim report’s much-hyped productivity gains.
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