Creating Inclusive Courts and Tribunals: Best Practice Guidance to Support People with Disability
Author/editor: Bartels, L & Eales, S
Year published: 2026
The Australian National University was commissioned to prepare a report on good practice service models for courts and tribunals in Australia and internationally, specifically England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, New Zealand and Canada. This evidence-based report is designed to…
Racism & Racial Discrimination in Australian Universities: Report on the Racism@Uni Survey
Author/editor: Bray, J.R, Gray, M, Howard-Wagner, D et al
Year published: 2026
The Racism@Uni survey was conducted in August and September 2025 by researchers at the Australian National University as part of a broader study into racism at Australian universities being undertaken by the Australian Human Rights Commission for the Australian Government.42 out of the 43…
Gambling participation in Australia 2025
Author/editor: Suomi, A, Hahn, M & Biddle, N
Year published: 2025
Gambling harm remains a major public health issue in Australia, with recent trends showing declining participation yet increasing levels of risky gambling. This study updates national prevalence estimates of gambling participation, risky gambling (PGSI), and affected others using six waves of the…
A Strategic Community Roadmap for an Australian FAIR Vocabulary Ecosystem
Author/editor: Wong, M., Atkins, N., Boyle, D., Dharmawardena, K., Hobern, D., McEachern, S. and Wyborn, L.
Year published: 2025
Vocabularies serve as essential anchor points for both humans and machines in effective and efficient data processing. Vocabularies include controlled vocabularies, taxonomies, thesauri, ontologies, and metadata schemas, each of which contributes to an ecosystem that encompasses the people,…
High Balance Superannuation Holders: A Statistical Overview
Author/editor: Phillips B, Webster, R
Year published: 2025
This paper considers high balance superannuation holders in Australia and provides a statistical summary of their income and wealth position. There is a debate in Australia around the taxation of superannuation, in particular the government's plans to increase income taxation for persons with…
Australian Rental Cost Trends
Author/editor: Phillips, B
Year published: 2025
This paper considers rent cost trends in Australia over the last 40 years by comparing the growth in rents and incomes for Australian households. The paper combines income and housing survey results from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) with modelled estimates for the years beyond 2020…
Responding to the needs of women and girls involved with court services
Author/editor: Bartels, L, Gelb, K, Eales, S, Corcoran, L, Boxall, H and Cooms, V
Year published: 2025
POLIS: the ANU Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University (ANU) was engaged by the Department of Justice (then the Department of Justice and Attorney-General) to conduct a literature review, based on specific recommendations made by the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce in…