“Like Oil and Water” - Exploring Distance Education for First Nations Students
Author/editor: Fogarty, W, Holmes, C, Tait, L. & Eva, C
Year published: 2026
This interjurisdictional report critically examines the provision of distance education for First Nations students in ‘remote’ Australia, highlighting systemic barriers, cultural mismatches and opportunities for reform. Drawing on historical analysis, international comparisons and mixed-method…
Political and policy attitudes in an age of pessimism, March 2026
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2026
This paper reports on political and policy attitudes collected in the March 2026 ANUpoll, a survey of 3,662 adult Australians conducted between 11 and 26 March 2026. The survey was conducted against a backdrop of acute economic anxiety and historically low life satisfaction documented in a…
Holding together, Just: Wellbeing, Economic Strain, and Democratic Resilience in Australia, March 2026
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2026
This paper reports findings from the March 2026 wave of the ANUpoll, conducted with 3,662 adult Australians between 11 and 26 March 2026, and draws on 28 prior waves stretching back to October 2019. Average life satisfaction has fallen to 6.22 out of 10, the lowest recorded in the series and below…
Public perceptions of Higher Education and its role in strengthening (and weakening) democracy in Australia
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Fischer, A, Gray, M, Mulgan, G & Tourky, R
Year published: 2026
Australian higher education is internationally competitive and globally connected, yet domestically strained, politically contested, and increasingly judged through the lens of affordability, accessibility, and public value. We examine how Australians perceive their universities and, in particular…
Family and domestic violence and gambling harm in NSW: developing the evidence-base
Author/editor: Suomi, A, Perry, J, Rehill, P, Boxall, H, Rees, S, Noble-Carr, D & Cowlishaw, S
Year published: 2026
A growing body of research demonstrates a strong association between gambling harm and family and domestic violence (FDV) in both treatment-seeking and general populations. However, there remains limited empirical evidence on how gambling availability contributes to FDV risk at the population level…
The People, Place and Partnership Program: Evaluation Research Report, 2024–2025
Author/editor: Smith, D.E
Year published: 2026
The program evaluation documented in this report was commissioned in 2024 by the Queensland South Native Title Services (QSNTS), in partnership with the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR), now renamed the Centre for Indigenous Policy Research (CIPR). Over the two-year period…
Social Cohesion and Support for Democracy in Australia: Assessing recent polling data and frameworks
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2026
This paper examines the relationship between support for democracy and social cohesion in Australia. There is a long history of Australian policy efforts to strengthen social cohesion, including policies since the 1970s associated with social citizenship, ongoing debates around immigration and…