Brisbane
Report
Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games: urban planning for a lasting legacy
The Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games present an opportunity to shape transformative urban development and deliver lasting social, environmental, and economic value. This report, framed through an urban planning lens, outlines a strategic framework with 30 actionable recommendations across five domains: infrastructure, society, environment, economy and governance.
Briefing paper
Family support, enriched preschool and serious youth offending
This paper examines the effects of family support and an enriched preschool program on serious youth offending. It finds that family support alone was associated with a higher risk of offending, but that family support in combination with early intervention programs correlated with very low offending rates. The research suggests that the benefits of family...
Discussion paper
Pathways to becoming a cultural powerhouse: perspectives for impact in arts, culture and creativity
This paper argues that the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games are a once-in-generation opportunity to shift Australia's global arts and culture standing. Drawing on three international case studies this paper describes the steps these nations took to leverage their hosting of the Games to achieve lasting cultural, social, and economic benefits.
Report
The low-income families digital divide: outer Brisbane community
This research approaches digital inclusion as a complex issue with intersecting factors that affect a family’s levels of inclusion. This document profiles the digital divide in outer Brisbane.
Working paper
From hostels to hotels: an empirical study of Brisbane’s innovative homelessness response
In the second quarter of 2020, the Queensland Government closed Brisbane’s main transitional housing and congregate-style homelessness facilities. In their place, an innovative homelessness accommodation response was established, which provides short-term supported accommodation in the form of self-contained hotel rooms at The Park Hotel (the Park). This research empirically and conceptually examines the Park as...