The report reflects the overwhelming evidence that most alternative care arrangements (ACAs) are not appropriate care placements or living arrangements for children and young people. It explores the key impacts of these arrangements and provides four recommendations specific to ACAs.

Children who experience out-of-home care often have low academic achievement which subsequently negatively affects their adult life outcomes, yet a smaller proportion succeed in spite of adversity. This study examined the reading trajectories of children from the Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study in New South Wales, Australia.

While young people are increasingly exposed to, and impacted by marketing for gambling products, they are rarely consulted about policy issues and options. This paper explores young Australians’ perceptions of current policy responses to gambling advertising, whether they thought young people should be involved in discussions and decisions about gambling marketing regulations, and their perceptions...

This report provides an overview of the key elements of successful programs across organisations providing direct services to young people in New South Wales. The most common approaches used across organisations were: rights based, client centered, strengths based, trauma informed, and culturally safe. Elements that participants thought need to be trained and included in key...

The NSW Government requested this review, to consider reforms that would improve the efficiency, fairness, simplicity and transparency of road toll pricing in New South Wales. The review was also asked to consider relevant competition and regulation questions. The reviewers consider that reform is especially needed because the present system has diminishing legitimacy in the...