Despite decades of reforms and targeted initiatives, people with intellectual disabilities continue to experience barriers to securing and sustaining employment, particularly in the open or 'mainstream' labour market. This report focuses on the concept of meaningful employment which shifts attention away from the formal characteristics of a workplace as either mainstream or non-mainstream, instead asking...

This report examines the complexities of school non-attendance through a school refusal lens, exploring its multifaceted causes and the resulting impact on students, families and schools. The report highlights the need to differentiate types of absenteeism, and sets a clear and constructive path forward. It calls for urgent national action to tackle Australia’s growing school...

Customised Employment is a person-centred strategy that supports people with disability in finding and sustaining work by aligning roles with their unique skills, interests and needs. This four-part video series addresses key questions about Customised Employment with a focus on how families and support workers can best assist individuals in achieving meaningful employment through this...

A guide designed to support families, carers, educators and communities in understanding and affirming transgender (trans), non-binary and gender diverse young people. The guide outlines what a young person might be experiencing, what they might need from their family, and how adults can respond in ways that are supportive and respectful.

This report highlights the experiences of employers in the apprenticeships and traineeship system in Australia. It finds the cost and complexity of employing apprentices and trainees is increasing, and employer satisfaction with the system is decreasing. The report highlights employer case studies, and identifies six areas of priority against which ten evidence-based recommendations are made.