This report is the culmination of three years of investigation into the culture and practice of administering the Freedom of Information (FOI) Acts across the Victorian, South Australian and Western Australian states, as well as the culture of implementing information access systems overall. The report reveals a concerning lack of engagement from government ministers, despite...

This report presents a systematic scoping review of evidence summarising findings from published evaluations of simulation-based training for social workers and results from a survey exploring Australia’s current approach to training social workers using simulation-based training.

This report draws on three years of data from the Australian Youth Barometer to highlight the experiences of young people in New South Wales and Victoria. It covers issues of young people's mental health, relationships, finances, housing, work and education.

In this article the author considers how we might advance policy design to regulate the use of robots and asks what research techniques can be used to document public reactions to, and interactions with, robots in public spaces in Australia.

This project represents the first study in Australia and New Zealand to examine the degree to which a domestic violence disclosure scheme (DVDS) provides an effective intervention for victim-survivors of intimate partner violence in enhancing their safety. The findings from this project are relevant to current policy discussions and evaluations of the DVDS in all...