Project Description

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Social cohesion

How can Australia continue to be a leading plural and diverse society?

    Australia needs flexible, place-based childcare

    17 July 2024

    A childcare system that responds to the actual needs of families and local communities will improve equity and increase productivity. Here’s what a flexible, place-based approach might look like.

    Teddy Nagaddya

    Jenna Condie

    Sharlotte Tusasiirwe

  • Getting the tertiary transition right: six things high schools can do to set students up for success at university

    Maxwell Yong

  • Our public service needs cultural diversity targets

    Jin Lim

  • Empowering the future: breaking the cycle of youth mental ill health through political agency

    Harry Grant

More articles

  • Children in crisis need real relationships: the case for a child connection system

    A child protection system preoccupied with risk aversion is impeding the emotional growth of children. We need a new model based on relational care and reciprocity to break the cycle.

    Jarrod Wheatley

  • Developing community involvement in emergency management policy

    How can the law and policy governing disaster responses better facilitate shared decision-making between communities and government?

    Pam Joseph, Cate Massola, Margot Rawsthorne & Amanda Howard

  • Combatting misinformation and disinformation through more effective regulation

    Australia’s referendum on the Voice has highlighted the need for better regulation of social media platforms to prevent falsehoods corroding our democratic discourse.

    Alice Dawkins & Rys Farthing