Working paper
Electoral administration and Aboriginal voting power in the Northern Territory: reality and potential viewed from the 2019 federal election
Looking back from 2019, this paper explores the contribution of Aboriginal votes to federal elections in the Northern Territory. It argues that Aboriginal votes have made the Territory stronger for Labor, compared to regional areas of Queensland and Western Australia.
Evaluation
ACT pill testing trial 2019: program evaluation
The findings in this report support the development of further pill testing trials in Australia, using diverse implementation models, with a focus on designing and implementing the services in a manner that is responsive to their unique contexts, rather than applying any single implementation approach.
Briefing paper
The voter as commodity: the phenomenon of cross-border voter registration in Solomon Islands
In the lead-up to the 2019 election, cross-border registration — that is, voters shifting their registration to a new constituency — emerged as a significant political phenomenon and a major topic of public commentary. What was going on?
Briefing paper
Comparing China’s and Taiwan’s aid to the Pacific
The diplomatic tug-of-war between China and Taiwan is expected to intensify in the Pacific in the foreseeable future.
Report
Aboriginal health and wellbeing services
This report explores strengths-based, bottom-up approaches to delivering Aboriginal health and wellbeing services. It focuses on three case study organisations across two sites, all of which have reputations for maintaining highly positive relationships with their communities.