Sometimes referred to as the ‘Bushfires Royal Commission’, the Commission will examine coordination, preparedness for, response to and recovery from disasters as well as improving resilience and adapting to changing climatic conditions and mitigating the impact of natural disasters. The inquiry […]
Measure For Measure: Gender Equality in Australia
There are many intersecting factors contributing to the gender equality gap in Australia, and various government and non-government agencies engaged in monitoring and addressing them. Yet there is no comprehensive, independent tool by which Australia’s progress towards gender equity is […]
Volunteering Australia & State and Territory Peak Volunteering Bodies’ Response to Australian Government Compensation Scheme
Volunteering Australia and the State and Territory peak volunteering bodies have released a response to the Australian Government Compensation Scheme. Volunteering Australia understands that the Australian Government’s compensation scheme for emergency service volunteers is a response to the current 2019-20 […]
2019 NSW Annual Report on Progress towards implementing its response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse’s recommendations.
The Royal Commission handed down 409 recommendations across a wide range of policy areas. The NSW Government responded to the Royal Commission’s final report in June 2018. The NSW Government accepted the overwhelming majority of recommendations made by the Royal […]
New Children’s Guardian Act to commence 1 March
The new Children’s Guardian Act commences 1 March 2020, bringing together existing legislation under one Act, and expanding and strengthening the NSW Reportable Conduct Scheme. Powers and functions of the Children’s Guardian from the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) […]
Annual progress report 2019: Implementation of recommendations from the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
This report, published by the Australian Government, reviews the Australian Government’s progress towards implementing the Royal Commission’s recommendations in 2019. On 15 December 2017, the Royal Commission delivered its Final Report. The Final Report made 409 recommendations to better protect children […]
Mapping Social Cohesion 2019 report – Scanlon Foundation Surveys
Australians have become more concerned about climate change, while their attitudes on immigration and democracy have remained stable over the past 12 months, according to new research from Monash University. Released on Tuesday, the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute’s 2019 Mapping […]
Community Trauma Toolkit
With the current fire situation in NSW, natural disasters can be difficult events for families to navigate, particularly when there are children involved. The Community Trauma Toolkit, from Emerging Minds, contains resources to help and support adults and children before, […]
Economic Disadvantage in NSW
This report, Mapping Economic Disadvantage in New South Wales, was commissioned by the New South Wales Council of Social Service (NCOSS). NCOSS is the peak body for health and community services in NSW. NCOSS works to progress social justice and […]
Free Social Impact Toolbox
A toolbox that empowers organisations to evaluate their social impact in a way that is reliable, accessible & free! When it comes to evaluating social impact only a minority of organisations in Australia are currently equipped to meet the expectations […]