In this study, a generational, gendered, and intersectional approach is used to investigate the lived experience of housing insecurity, homelessness risk and homelessness experienced by a diverse range of young women and young gender diverse people aged 18 to 30 years. It provides recommendations to address the inequities in access to housing that are generational...

Queensland may be known as the Sunshine State, but it’s also Australia’s ground zero when it comes to climate fuelled disasters. This report calls on the Queensland Government to stop approving new or expanded coal and gas projects, grow firefighting capacity and help households and communities better prepare for increasing climate risks.

Current negotiations between the Commonwealth and state governments risk cementing long-standing underfunding of public schools according to the accepted Schooling Resource Standard (SRS). This will likely exacerbate recent declines in Australian school achievement and completion.

The Australian small businesses community is under pressure from rising costs, putting its significant contribution to the economy at risk. This report brings together research from various sources to examine the challenges and pressures facing the sector, providing detailed insights and proposed interventions across key areas including energy, workforce and cyber security.

This report seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of the main facets of the migration system and to make recommendations in-line with the evidence gathered over the course of the inquiry that complement the Government’s reform agenda. It makes 73 recommendations, covering much of the operations and functions of the migration system and the wider...