In recent years, the state of Victoria has witnessed a proliferation of candidates and registered parties contesting elections, amid falling support for the major parties. This paper surveys some possible reasons for this phenomenon.

This report identifies common elements of effective practice across a range of Victorian justice initiatives and organises them into a People-Centred Justice Model to help inform how the sector designs, measures and understands its work. The report also explores the potential and challenges in sustaining and scaling these initiatives.

The scorecard assesses and ranks the performance of each Australian state across ten economic indicators: annual growth in per capita gross state product, annual wage growth, jobs growth, retail turnover, tax burden, debt burden, productivity growth, business investment, rental affordability and energy affordability. Western Australia is the best performing state and New South Wales the...

This report outlines the role for workers and their unions in taking on the far-right in Australia. It is a diagnostic framework and a manual for action developed for citizens, community leaders and policymakers who recognise the threat of far-right politics and are determined to prevent Australia from succumbing to it.

This report outlines the critical role neighbourhood houses play in supporting digital inclusion in Victoria. Neighbourhood houses are not-for-profit, community-based centres that support skills development, social connection and community participation. The report has 6 recommendations that focus on investing in neighbourhood houses as critical community infrastructure.