Australia
Evaluation
National FASD program: social return on investment
The Every Moment Matters advocacy campaign aims to support alcohol-free pregnancies and safe breastfeeding practices across Australia. This report quantifies the social, economic, and health outcomes achieved through the campaign. The findings reveal that every dollar invested in the campaign yields substantial benefits delivering an economic return of $9.
Briefing paper
Do higher unemployment benefits reduce incentives to work?
The JobSeeker Coronavirus Supplement was designed to support households that experienced job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper found that these higher benefit payments lead to a change in labour market behaviour, reducing the incentive for people to work. It provides three lessons from the research.
Report
Roadmap to improving outcomes for people with disability in disaster management
The report identifies a range of critical issues and gaps in the inclusion of people with disability in emergency and disaster management planning and response across federal, state and local levels of government. It makes 20 recommendations designed to ensure that emergency management systems are accessible, inclusive and responsive.
Report
Extinction wrapped 2024
The national laws intended to protect nature are failing. This report takes stock of the state of animals, plants and habitats threatened with extinction in Australia in 2024. It presents key findings, identifies the 10 worst impacted species and calls for an overhaul of the national nature laws.
Guide
Addressing challenges faced by Chinese and South Asian–origin communities in political participation and media literacy
This toolkit summarises the five main challenges encountered in meaningful political participation and media literacy by Chinese and South Asian origin research participants resident in Australia for at least 2 years. It also presents evidence-based recommendations to address these challenges for a range of stakeholders.