A partnership between public and not-for-profit agencies has adopted a proven strategy to permanently end homelessness for people sleeping rough in Brisbane.
However an increase in the supply of social housing in the city is needed to ensure the strategy reaches its full potential, according to University of Queensland researchers.
Centre for Policy Futures Director Brian Head shares his thoughts in this Apolitical piece on how to foster conditions that build and protect evidence-informed policy-making in contemporary democratic systems of governance.
A sleep health program from The University of Queensland's Institute for Social Science Research was one of nine successful projects that received an NHMRC/Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Indigenous Health research grant.
Researchers have shown healthy sleep for children is not just about getting 10 hours a night, revealing a link between late bedtimes and unhealthy weight gain.
Restricting where and how social security payments can be spent does more harm than good, according to the first large, independent study into Compulsory Income Management (CIM) policies in Australia.
Adolescent boys from lower socio-economic backgrounds are most likely to be the victims of bullying, according to the first comprehensive study of school bullying around the world.
A University of Queensland religion course has gained notoriety for exploring goat yoga in an attempt to deepen students learning about identity, difference and humanity.
