This review examined concerns about the adequacy of resources in federal parliamentarian offices and reviewed factors affecting workloads in federal parliamentarian offices. The review proposed 10 recommendations to improve support systems and processes and enhance the resources available to support this important work.

This report investigates the extent and impacts of family homelessness in Australia. It finds that more families are accessing homelessness services. The crisis is huge yet still growing and services are overstretched. The report recommends a suite of policies the government can implement immediately to address this escalating crisis with a three-point plan to end...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience disproportionally high rates of suicide and other health inequities. This report outlines the requirements of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander systems approach to suicide prevention and proposes a framework and implementation guidelines for such an approach.

This report examines how ocean warming, acidification and more frequent extreme weather events are affecting the Great Barrier Reef’s health and the risks to its unique ecosystems in an increasingly warming climate. The report argues urgent action worldwide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the increase of global warming is essential to keep open...

Despite widespread agreement on the need for reform, certain patterns and behaviours continue to hold back meaningful change in government – especially at the centre. This briefing paper outlines the challenges and barriers to public service reform.