The purpose of the project was to create clarity around what is needed for disability representative and carer organisations, disability advocacy organisations and other consumer-led and disability capacity strengthening organisations. To be able to be meaningfully involved in disability, involvement of these organisations is crucial across the research continuum.

This study examines the characteristics of parricide in Australia using 35 years of data. Parricide, or the homicide of a parent by their child, comprises 5% of homicides each year. Findings illustrate the distinctiveness of parricide and the greater need to consider this form of lethal violence in responses to family violence.

This report provides a social return on investment analysis of the financial counselling sector in Victoria, including estimation of the economic benefits delivered by the sector. The research found that each dollar spent on delivering financial counselling services delivers a SROI between $3.70 and $5.30.

Industry members often describe their sector as hard-to-abate to argue against having to reduce emissions quickly. The iron, steel and cement sectors provide valuable case studies of how the ‘hard-to-abate’ label has shaped both policy and industrial actions. This report demonstrates that their decarbonisation is not only possible but highly achievable.

This paper argues that Australia’s democratic institutions must learn to manage, rather than resolve, deep moral disagreement. It contends that conflict between legitimate but incompatible values is a permanent feature of free societies. The paper examines how liberal institutions can sustain a shared civic life in the face of deep ethical disagreement.