Report
Mapping social cohesion 2024
2024 has been another challenging year for Australian society, due to ongoing economic uncertainty, a tough housing market, and heightened tensions over global conflicts. While the strength of local communities may be helping to protect wellbeing and harmony, these survey findings show that challenges to social cohesion remain, with some new pressures emerging.
Guide
Disinformation in the city: response playbook
This response playbook informs and guides policies and practices to counter disinformation and strengthen democracy at a local level. It provides a framework for collaboration across cities, sectors and levels of government as well as principles for designing administrative policy and process.
Journal article
Priorities for planetary health equity in Australia
This article argues the health sector must take on a leadership role in championing climate action from a health perspective, to combat the growing health inequities Australians are facing in a changing climate.
Report
Australian public attitudes to facial recognition technology
Christopher O’Neill (Deakin University)
While facial recognition technology (FRT) will likely play an increasingly important role in Australia as the technology is deployed in the name of security and convenience, this report reveals a relatively low level of public familiarity with the technology, its uses and the potential issues it raises, highlighting the need for more robust public education...
Journal article
Generating evidence to inform responsive and effective actions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent health and well-being
Australia does not have a national strategy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent health, and as a result, policy and programming are fragmented and not always responsive to needs. The Roadmap Project works in partnership with young people to define priority areas and establish developmentally appropriate, evidence-based actions.