The committee has been informed by a substantial body of evidence that has shaped its view that law reform regarding the regulation of cannabis in New South Wales is not only urgently needed but is also the only rational course of action. This first report makes several preliminary findings and recommendations for law reform.

This data brief provides NSW electorate and regional-level Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) data based on the 2021 Census. It allows interactive exploration of the SEIFA Disadvantage Index.

This report explores the relationship between patient experience and socioeconomic disadvantage in NSW, showing that social determinants can present a major barrier to health access, experience and outcomes. It reveals a decline in patient experience, particularly in regional areas, with cost emerging as a significant barrier to accessing healthcare.

This paper explores how the energy transition, emerging energy technologies, products, and services, and changing societal expectations are challenging the market structures and competitive market model of regulation for the NSW electricity sector operating within the National Electricity Market. The rise of modern energy regulatory principles most likely to affect NSW is examined to understand...

The purpose of this paper​ is to provide an update on key policy developments since the report of the NSW Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug Ice in January 2020. The paper summarises the former government's response to the inquiry recommendations and notes progress that has been made since then. Significant reforms in other...