Queensland
Report
Improving asset management in local government
As Queensland councils own and operate approximately $114 billion worth of infrastructure assets, it is pivotal they manage them effectively. This audit report examines five Queensland councils' asset management approach.
Research Summary
Understanding of sentencing: community knowledge of sentencing terms and outcomes
This paper explores how well the Queensland community understands sentencing terms, and to explore the public’s knowledge of sentencing outcomes.
Report
Protecting the lives and sexual safety of children
This review presents 23 recommendations to government that seek to improve the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004 and how it operates.
Guide
Supported decision making
Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) states that people with disability have a right to be supported to make their own decisions. This guide provides practical advice for people when making decisions about accommodation, services, and healthcare. It also provides guidance for people who may be supporting others...
Report
Banking on nature destruction: an analysis of Australian bank financing of deforestation
The authors of this report argue that Australian banks need to move quickly to understand their exposure to deforestation and other activities that result in harmful nature impacts, implement lending policies that require the avoidance of harm to nature, and incentivise their customers to adopt practices that will restore the health of the ecosystems all...