Court reporting is an important historical function of journalism. In part, this is due to news media’s role in enabling open justice, the goal described as ‘justice must not only be done, it must be seen to be done’. This report is based on a six-month analysis of court reporting in regional New South Wales...

This issues brief addresses commentary surrounding educational equity and highlights Australia’s good standing and progress on international equity measures. It shows Australia consistently ranks above the OECD average in both excellence and equity.

Aboriginal people in NSW do not enjoy the same health outcomes or access to healthcare as the non-Aboriginal population. Many of these discrepancies can be attributed to the inequities experienced by Aboriginal people and communities. This Plan makes a commitment to recognising, respecting and elevating the cultural determinants of health and wellbeing and their restorative...

The child protection and out-of-home care system understandably focuses on preventing harm and ensuring safety. A reductive focus on these aims has had profound unintended consequences. This report articulates concrete steps to advance a course change on child protection in NSW. It outlines 11 key opportunities to focus the system on the holistic needs of...

In this study of 7769 Australian school students researchers looked at the role of teaching support and asked how schools can better help young people during the first few years of adolescence.