Australia
Briefing paper
Consultation with young people from migrant and diaspora background about the Children’s Online Privacy Code
This paper presents insights from interviews with young people from migrant and diaspora backgrounds, conducted to inform the development of the Children’s Online Privacy Code. Prepared for the Office of the Australian Privacy Commissioner, the briefing amplifies youth perspectives on digital privacy and highlights their priorities for policy reform.
Report
Parliamentary party lists of election commitments
These lists of commitments and their costings for the 2025 Australian federal election were provided to the Parliamentary Budget Officer prior to election day. Lists have been provided by the Australian Greens, Australian Labor Party, the Coalition, and the Independent members for Indi and Kooyong.
Journal article
Remote health: what are the problems and what can we do about them?
This article analyses three broad questions: how is ‘remote’ different from ‘rural’; how do these differences affect the provision of health care and health outcomes, positively and negatively; and what is needed to address these issues and systematise solutions in order to deliver parity of health outcomes. It finds the distinguishing characteristics of remote areas...
Briefing paper
How do the 2025 federal election commitments on cost-of-living measures stack up?
This note looks at the evolution of inflation over the last term of government, failures of wage growth to keep up with inflation, and what the major parties proposed in the 2025 federal election campaign to alleviate cost-of-living pressures. It suggests that structural changes are needed to provide long-term relief and to protect consumers from...
Discussion paper
Forming power sharing government
An analysis of 25 power sharing parliaments in Australia outlines what crossbencher MPs might demand in exchange for their support and what can be expected of the power sharing parliament that results. It finds that typical areas of negotiation are parliamentary reform, policy reform, more staff and resources and ministerial or presiding officer positions for...