Schools often manage problem behaviours by enacting exclusionary school discipline policies that remove students via suspension or expulsion. This study characterises exclusionary school discipline practices in a representative, longitudinal, population-based cohort of 71,955 students attending New South Wales public schools in Australia. The findings indicate that suspending and expelling children does not address problem behaviour.

This audit assessed the performance of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and the NSW Department of Education in regulating home schooling and in providing alternative school settings, specifically: distance education schools, hospital schools, intensive learning support schools and youth justice centre schools. It makes three recommendations to the Department of Education.

This report outlines the context of self-determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in child protection. It draws on key insights from an international symposium on self-determination in Indigenous child welfare and considers how these might be implemented in New South Wales. The report identifies immediate actions to strengthen recognition for self-determination and longer-term...

This New South Wales study of people diagnosed with psychosis found that 15% committed a violent offence, most commonly within four years following diagnosis. Community treatment orders are an increasingly implemented violence prevention tool for those with severe mental illness. The findings suggest a heightened need for violence prevention efforts in the first four years...

This report provides insights into Aboriginal people’s experiences in New South Wales public hospitals between 2019 and 2024 in areas critical to the delivery of high quality care. The report also includes results comparing Aboriginal patients’ experiences in urban and larger rural hospitals, factors contributing to positive hospital experiences and the positive impact of Aboriginal...