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Prioritising the rights and best interests of children in law reform

23 March 2023

Queensland’s new bail laws will infringe on the human rights of children. A better approach that understands the needs of vulnerable children is needed.

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Self-determining “Indigenous employment”

16 March 2023

Closing – and exceeding – the gap on Indigenous employment outcomes means addressing discrimination and breaking down barriers to achievement.

Nareen Young

Upstream and downstream strategies to close the gap in criminal justice

16 March 2023

It’s 32 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. While progress has been slow – and in some cases retrograde – there is a path to better outcomes for Indigenous people if they are empowered to lead policy responses.

Krystal Lockwood

Five research and policy questions to improve societal health and break cycles of disadvantage

27 February 2023

How to disrupt policy and enable collective intelligence – for people and place – by asking the questions that matter most.

Alex Fischer

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