The Australian government has a priority to employ more First Nations peoples in the future decarbonisation workforce. This snapshot report gives an overview of the research project First Nations Engagement in the Transition to Net Zero. It includes a summary of the project, who was spoken to, what was heard and learned, and the resources...

The Violence Risk Scale (VRS) is a tool designed to assess and predict risk of future offending, inform decisions around therapeutic intervention and measure changes in violence risk as a result of treatment. This study investigated the discriminative and predictive validity of the VRS for Australian Aboriginal and non-Indigenous males convicted of violent offending in...

A 10-year outlook on the investments needed to maintain reliability in the National Electricity Market (NEM). It highlights the opportunities for market participants, investors, governments and other jurisdictional bodies to invest in new assets and systems. Assessments reflect an improved reliability outlook relative to the 2024 outlook as committed developments have increased.

The New South Wales child protection system remains overwhelmingly crisis driven. This report presents the findings of an economic case analysis and builds the evidence base for community advocacy and the case for investing in earlier, Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation led services to keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children safe, strong and together with their...

An inquiry into and report on the impact of Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) on rural and regional communities and industries in New South Wales. A key finding from this first report found that a significant proportion of the Central-West Orana community believe the REZ has negatively impacted the region. The report makes six findings and...