OECD Estimates of relative affordability of childcare
Author/editor: Bray R. J
Year published: 2023
This note considers OECD estimates of the relative cost of childcare for families in the workforce, with a particular focus on issues relating the estimation of these…
Ongoing trends in volunteering in Australian
Author/editor: Biddle N & Gray, M
Year published: 2023
This paper provides an analysis of how formal volunteering in Australia was impacted by the pandemic, the characteristics of those who were volunteering in April 2023 as the country continued to recover from the pandemic, the factors associated with the number of hours spent volunteering, and the…
Process evaluation of the Justice Housing Program
Author/editor: Taylor, H, Bartels, L, Rehill, P, Wong, G & Liu, E
Year published: 2023
This report presents the findings from a process evaluation of the Justice Housing Program (JHP). The JHP is a collaboration between the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Justice and Community Safety Directorate (JACS), especially ACT Corrective Services (ACTCS), the Community Services…
Public attitudes towards coercive control: Evidence from a nationally representative population survey
Author/editor: Strange, C, Bartels, L, Boxall, H, Fitz-Gibbon, K & Biddle, N
Year published: 2023
Coercive control as a factor associated with intimate partner homicide has prompted significant efforts in Australia to improve understanding of the behaviour, to prevent it, and to respond to it. The criminalisation of coercive control has occurred at the state level, and several jurisdictions…
Public support for Randomised Controlled Trials and nudge interventions in Australian Social Policy
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Gray, M, Hiscox, M
Year published: 2023
An emerging view in public policy is that there should be greater use of evaluations and randomised controlled trials (also known as RCTs). While RCTs have been shown to provide reliable estimates of causal impacts, there is little evidence on support for such trials amongst the general population…
Taking stock: Wellbeing and political attitudes in Australia at the start of the post-COVID era, January 2023
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2023
The aim of this paper is to use data collected during January 2023 and Australia’s recent history to take stock of Australia’s wellbeing, as well as its attitudes towards key political and social institutions as Australia enters a post-COVID world. The data was collected by the ANU Centre for…
Views of Australians towards science and AI
Author/editor: Biddle, N
Year published: 2023
This paper uses data collected as part of the ANUpoll series of surveys, collected in April 2023 with information on almost four-and-a-half thousand Australian adults. The paper describes Australians’ interests in science; their knowledge about science; support for and concerns about science; and…