This Evidence Brief provides a snapshot of recent research findings on child maltreatment and its impacts on individuals, families and the community. While the brief is not a comprehensive summary of all relevant evidence, it aims to deliver clear and accessible insights for those involved in developing policies, programs and strategies within the child and...

This latest review of the National Electricity Market (NEM) performance evaluates current market dynamics, competitive conditions and structural changes and offers insights into the evolving NEM landscape. The report provides recommendations to inform new market design and support policymakers to deliver an effective energy transition, assessing areas of the market that may benefit from policy...

New South Wales now joins other jurisdictions in seeking to integrate wellbeing measures into government performance reporting and budgeting to drive tangible wellbeing outcomes for the people of NSW. This report sets out a clear pathway for embedding wellbeing into the work of the NSW Government with 6 findings and 14 recommendations.

This review finds the out-of-home care system in New South Wales is not fit for purpose, failing to meet the needs of children and young people at an efficient cost. The report makes 13 recommendations to reset expectations, accountability, stewardship and service delivery across the system and calls for their urgent and immediate implementation.

In this project the authors developed, implemented and evaluated a Social Connection Toolkit that aims to assist Residential Aged Care (RAC) staff to discuss with residents, the kinds of social connection activities that will best meet their preferences. Implementing the Toolkit raised considerable issues in terms of organisational readiness, as well as issues about the...