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Implementation and Performance of the Cashless Debit Card Trial — Follow-on

Disadvantaged Communities, Government Funding, Inquiry, low income

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has released its follow-on report on the implementation and performance of the Cashless Debit Card (CDC) Trial. There were many findings found through the audit and two recommendations were also made.

A review of Australian Government funding of parenting intervention research

Families and parenting, Government Funding, Intervention programs, Parenting, Research

This article, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, investigates the funding awarded by Australian government research agencies for research focused on parenting interventions. The article focused on the period from 2011 to 2020. Results are detailed in the report.

A review of Australian Government funding of parenting intervention research

Government Funding, Journal article, Parenting, Review

This article, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, investigates the relative amount of funded awarded by Australian government research agencies to research focused on parenting interventions. The article found that in the period from 2011 to 2020, only 0.25 per cent of the total research budget allocated by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Australian Research Council (ARC) was allocated to parenting intervention research. This low funding commitment is out of step with the high positive impacts of improved parenting for children.

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