This report examines the economic costs of sexual violence in Australia. Using a lifetime and systems-based approach, it shows that the greatest costs arise not from immediate responses but from the compounding effects of untreated trauma, chronic health conditions, reduced workforce participation and sustained demand on health, justice, and social services.

This report examines the financial sustainability of not-for-profit organisations delivering social services to vulnerable Australians. It highlights staffing issues, service contraction and negative flow-on effects for government. The report recommends Australian governments respond with an evidence-informed contracting process, indexation of funding, an impact-based response to social and economic shifts, and data asset development to enhance...

ANZSOG partnered with the public sector commissions of Queensland and Western Australia to commission a research project investigating small statutory agencies, with the goal of producing best practice guidance for establishing, governing and operating these increasingly important and numerous arms of government. This analysis summarises the literature and its contribution to identifying issues facing small...

This article argues that interest in collaboration reflects a growing recognition that the traditional bureaucratic model of public administration is not up to the task of addressing complex social problems. Collaboration most often occurs in dynamic environments in which multiple logics are in play.

This report summarises research conducted into mergers of disability services providers during the period since 2014. It forms part of The Market Designs and Evolutions for Better Outcomes Research Program. Key findings: The introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and the quasi-market model on which it is based fundamentally changes the economic context...