This Surgeon General's Advisory highlights the stressors that impact the mental health and well-being of parents and caregivers, the critical link between parental mental health and children's long-term well-being, and the urgent need to better support parents, caregivers, and families. A Surgeon General’s Advisory is a public statement that calls the American people’s attention to...

In this collection of essays ten Lowy Institute scholars assess the implications of a second Trump presidency and the potential policy consequences for American statecraft, Australia, and the world.

An unprecedented crisis in freedom of expression is manifesting all over the world. This year's report provides an overview of current challenges to creative freedom and freedom of speech in particular as a result of armed conflict, political unrest and digital repression.

This exploratory study sought to identify and describe measures (e.g. legislation, policies, or strategies), in Australian or international contexts, that complement leaving, post-care and extended care policies, with a view to improving the life outcomes of care leavers. Despite these shortcomings, a range of very useful strategies for preventing discrimination and advancing the wellbeing and...

The AUKUS program to deliver eight nuclear-powered conventionally armed submarines to Australia is a large, technologically challenging, and industrially demanding venture that has been widely criticised. This report addresses each of those critiques and concludes that some concerns are warranted but others have been ill-informed or driven by outdated assumptions.