Australia
Evaluation
Nundah Community Enterprises Cooperative: Economic Pathways to Refugee Integration (EPRI)
An evaluation of the Economic Pathways to Refugee Integration (EPRI) program, an Australian place-based initiative supporting refugees and humanitarian entrants with significant barriers to employment. The report outlines how the program is designed to assist individuals with low English proficiency, limited formal skills or complex settlement challenges through flexible, tailored pathways into economic participation.
Discussion paper
Tax cuts for those who need them
This paper proposes a targeted income tax cut for low-income workers by increasing the Low Income Tax Offset (LITO). The LITO is an automatic tax refund that low-income earners receive when they lodge their tax return. The paper reveals key beneficiaries would be young people and those in regional areas, with National Party electorates benefiting...
Briefing paper
Responses to antisemitism and Islamophobia
The report provides a summary of civil laws, criminal laws, reviews or reforms currently in progress, and best practice initiatives in response to antisemitism and Islamophobia in Australia – presenting anti-vilification measures for each state and territory government and the Commonwealth.
Report
Perceived risk of victimisation by artificial intelligence enabled crimes
In the past 10 years, there has been a rapid proliferation of publicly available tools and applications using artificial intelligence (AI). Using Australian data, this report measured the perceived frequency of AI-enabled crimes and which specific technologies pose the greatest perceived risk of victimisation. The findings highlight priority areas for industry safeguards and public education.
Report
Finding “the one”: methods and successful methods of recruitment
Recruitment practices in Australia continue to evolve as employers draw on a wide range of methods to find staff. Evidence from the Recruitment Experiences and Outlook Survey shows that no single method works for all employers. This report examines the different methods and combinations used by employers, and identifies which methods were considered successful.