Australians’ views on gender equity and the political parties
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2022
There has been a vigorous public debate in Australia about issues related to gender including the unacceptably high rates of violence and sexual harassment experienced by women, under-representation of women in senior positions, and continuing economic disparities. These issues have been a focus of…
Bail and Parole App Scoping Project: Final Report
Author/editor: Taylor, H, Bartels, L
Year published: 2022
This project scoped whether application software for a mobile or similar device (an app) that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on bail or parole is regarded as appropriate, useful and beneficial within the ACT Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities involved with…
Cost of Living Budget Package: Distributional Modelling
Author/editor: Phillips, B
Year published: 2022
The 2022 Federal Budget included several measures designed to provide ‘cost of living’ relief for Australian households. These measures include a $420 ‘cost of living offset’ for low and middle income earners, and a $250 cost of living payment for welfare recipients and concession card holders, and…
Criminal justice mobile applications: A literature and scoping review
Author/editor: Taylor, H, Bartels, L, van Rooy, D
Year published: 2022
The increasing availability and use of applications for mobile phones (apps) has allowed for innovative solutions to address a range of issues, most prominently in the area of health behaviour change. Such advances in technology have also created opportunities within the justice context and the…
Data trust and data privacy: A brake on the data and digital dividend?
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Gray, M, McEachern S
Year published: 2022
Data is increasingly available at scale and many of the fastest growing companies are built on data and data analytics. Governments are also increasingly using data for service delivery and to a lesser extent policy development and evaluation. Regulating and managing the increasing availability and…
Economic and other wellbeing in Australia – October 2022
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Gray, M
Year published: 2022
The October 2022/23 Budget signals a shift to including a range of non-economic measures of progress and quality of life. During the COVID-19 period and into late 2022, there has been large changes in many wellbeing measures. The ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods (CSRM) has been…
Evaluation of the 2018 changes to the Australian child care system
Author/editor: Bray, R & Gray M
Year published: 2022
In 2018 the Australian Government introduced a new funding model for the support of child care provision in Australia. These changes were promoted as being ‘once in a generation’ reforms. Key objectives were to improve affordability and increase workforce participation. A consortium of researchers…