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Children and young people roundtable summary report


This report describes discussions at a roundtable bringing children and young people with lived and living experience of domestic, family and sexual violence together with relevant Australian Government ministers. The report emphasises it's time to move beyond listening and start taking action based on what children and young people are saying needs to change.
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Adverse childhood experiences, resilience and mental health in Australian men

Swen Kuh, Douglas Russell, Daryl Higgins, Catherine Andersson, Sean Martin

This research snapshot explores how childhood adversity is linked to adult mental health among Australian men, highlighting patterns of adversity, resilience, and implications for policy and practice. The findings highlight the urgent need for population-based approaches to preventing adverse childhood experiences to be a core component of the primary prevention of mental ill-health in adulthood.
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Digital addiction: evidence and policy implications


This research finds evidence that digital addiction drives about one-third of social media use. It finds that many people use more social media than they would like, placing digital media alongside other addictive goods. The paper concludes that policymakers should consider interventions that would help users act in accordance with their own long-run preferences.
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Who do AI agents work for?


This report argues that policymakers must confront a fundamental choice as the agentic web transforms the economy: whether artificial intelligence agents must primarily represent the interests of users or will be permitted to serve the interests of the corporations that deploy them. It finds that the potential for exploitation is great and outlines recommendations for...
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Modern war and the systemic learning deficit in Western military institutions


This report discusses the failure of Western military institutions, including in Australia, to learn from modern wars, while other countries do. The paper’s five recommendations address culture change, promotion reform, AI-enabled learning, rapid drone capability development, and acquisition reform.