Justice and courts

The report explores barriers to legal aid in regional NSW, highlighting service gaps, challenges, and solutions for improving legal access.

This discussion paper examines opportunities for civic participation across Australia and how they are essential to improving democratic resilience and community engagement. 

This report argues that climate change worsens the harms of the prison system and that a just transition to a low-carbon future must include reducing reliance on incarceration

Updated data from the 2024-25 Productivity Commission’s Report on GovernmentServices shows how community services are funded and delivered.

This paper presents two historical case studies from the Kimberley region where Aboriginal families, facing systemic injustice, reclaimed agency through community-led action.

The Health and Well Being of First Nations Younger People in Australia's Prisons.

This article outlines the framework used by Community First Development, a national First Nations–led community development and research organisation.

The themes of this year’s report are Progressing Voice, Treaty, and Truth; Leadership and Governance; and Building our Economies.

This article dives into the impact of compulsory income management (CIM) on income support recipients and their communities in the Northern Territory. 

This article traces the history and evolution of the World Community Development Conference (WCDC), an international forum for community development practitioners.

An evaluation of the Neighbourhood Justice Centre model in Melbourne assessing outcomes, attribution challenges and community justice implications.

A landmark national review uncovering systemic justice access barriers and proposing 59 recommendations for people facing social and economic disadvantage.