Perceptions of democracy and other political attitudes in Australia: October 2024
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Gray, M
Year published: 2024
This paper examines political attitudes in Australia as captured by the first wave of the 2025 Election Monitoring Survey Series (2025EMSS), conducted in October 2024. Using data from a nationally representative sample of over 3,500 Australians, the study explores satisfaction with democracy, trust…
Tracking Public Narratives of Democratic Resilience at Scale: From experts and machines, to the transformer revolution
Author/editor: Angus, S
Year published: 2024
Democratic resilience is as much about the narratives of our nation we affirm, as the institutions thatenshrine our values and laws, a fact re-affirmed by scholarship across many branches of social science inrecent decades. For quantitative social scientists, analysing or tracking public discourse…
Measuring, monitoring and diagnosing the impact of mis /dis information to support future (non-legislative) policy development
Author/editor: Carson, A & Grömping, M
Year published: 2024
This discussion paper outlines the state of the information environment in Australia in comparison to other countries, focusing on the perceived threat of misinformation and disinformation on public information quality. Drawing on international literature, data, and recent Australian case studies—…
Adult Restorative Justice Conferencing in Queensland: Research on Best Practice and Expansion
Author/editor: Rossner, M, Eales, S, Bartels, L, Gelb, K, Taylor, H, Ruddy, R
Year published: 2024
This report considers the expansion of Adult Restorative Justice Conferencing (ARJC) in Queensland. It presents the findings of a review of best practice and scholarly research. It also presents the findings of consultations with restorative justice staff and other relevant stakeholders and…
Income inequality and democratic resilience – Impacts and policy choices
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Gray M
Year published: 2024
This paper examines the relationship between income inequality and democratic resilience in Australia, focusing on how perceptions of economic disparity influence public satisfaction with democratic institutions. Utilising data from the Asian Barometer Survey and ANUpoll series, the study reveals a…
2024 Commonwealth Budget Analysis and Living Standard Trends in Australia
Author/editor: Phillips, B, Gray, M,
Year published: 2024
The major household financial measures in the 2024 Commonwealth Budget are modelled using the ANU PolicyMod model of the Australian tax and welfare system. Results provide average household financial impacts across different income and financial wellbeing levels. The policy settings for the latest…
ADS Survey Wave 1 Analysis Report and Summary
Author/editor: Esler, M, Gray, M, Lethborg, A, Marasinghe, D
Year published: 2024
Both the summary and full version of the ADS Survey Wave 1 Analysis reports provide key information and insights on community attitudes towards people with disability and the impact on their wellbeing.