By Dr Megan Blaxland

Reports

Cortis N; Blaxland M, 2025, Australia’s Flight Attendant Workforce in 2025, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/31583

Watson A; Blaxland M; Burton J; Drysdale K, 2025, Social Leadership and Peer Support for LGBTIQA+ People with Disability. Rapid Desktop Evidence Review, Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW, Sydney

Blaxland M; Naidoo Y; Hicking V; Xie Y; McClean T; Katz I, 2025, Uniting Families Report: “It takes a village to raise a child”, Uniting NSW.ACT, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/31268, https://www.uniting.org/families-report

Blaxland M; Thomson C; Broady T; Katz I, 2025, Neglect among Adults with Disability and Older People in New South Wales, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/31553

Skattebol J; Jones A; Blaxland M; Fenech M; Press F; Newton BJ; Woodrow C, 2025, Engaging Families in Early Education | Using Digital Stories for Professional Learning, University of New South Wales, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/31116

Gendera S; Blaxland M; O'Shea P; Fisher KR, 2025, Bondi Prevention and Recovery Centre (PARC) Final Evaluation Report, UNSW, Sydney Social Policy Research Centre, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/30933

Harrison M; Blaxland M, 2025, Disadvantage in Australia: A Primer

Cortis N; Blaxland M, 2025, Legal Aid Private Practitioners: 2024 Census, UNSW, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/30715

Naidoo Y; Blaxland M; Wong M; Katz I, 2024, Uniting Families Report 2024, Uniting NSW.ACT, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/30520, https://www.uniting.org/families-report

Cortis N; Blaxland M, 2024, Australia’s Social and Community Services Workforce: Characterisation, Classification and Value, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/30162, https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/sprc/our-projects/australias-social-and-community-services-workforce

Gendera S; Fisher KR; Blaxland M; Bellon M; Robinson S, 2023, NACBO Evaluation Final Report, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28632, http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/unsworks_84334

Cortis N; Blaxland M, 2023, At the precipice: Australia’s community sector through the cost-of-living crisis, findings from the Australian Community Sector Survey., ACOSS, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28583, https://www.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/At-the-Precipice_ACSS-2023.pdf

Blaxland M; Giuntoli G; Katz I, 2023, Evaluation of SDN Family Preservation Program. Final report, Social Policy Research Centre

Giuntoli G; Blaxland M; Katz I, 2023, Evaluation of SDN Family Preservation Program. Interim report, Social Policy Research Centre

Cortis N; Blaxland M, 2022, Helping people in need during a cost-of-living crisis: findings from the Australian Community Sector Survey, ACOSS, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28417, https://www.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ACSS_demand_snapshot_2022.pdf

Giuntoli G; Blaxland M; Carroll M; Baxter J; Katz I, 2022, Disability Inclusion Program Evaluation. Final report, Social Policy Research Centre

Bryant J; Blaxland M; Gardner K; Beadman M; Bolt R; Doyle M; Graham S; Newman C; Murphy D; Bell S; Beetson K; Wilms J, 2022, Rapid qualitative assessment of COVID-19 health needs in a regional NSW Aboriginal community: report 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28336

Blaxland M; Bryant J; Kristy G; Beadman M; Bolt R; Doyle M; Graham S; Newman C; Murphy D; Bell S; Beetson K; Wilms J; Penning K, 2022, Rapid qualitative assessment of COVID health needs in three NSW Aboriginal communities: Method and data report site 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28332

Cortis N; Blaxland M, 2022, Carrying the costs of the crisis: Australia’s community sector through the Delta outbreak, ACOSS, Sydney, https://www.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ACSS-Full-2021-Report-v6.pdf

Carroll M; Giuntoli G; Baxter J; Blaxland M; Katz I, 2022, Disability Inclusion Program Evaluation. Interim report, Social Policy Research Centre

Cortis N; Blaxland M; Adamson E, 2022, Counting the Costs: Sustainable funding for the ACT community services sector, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28163, https://www.actcoss.org.au/sites/default/files/public/publications/2021-report-Counting-the-Costs_1.pdf

Cortis N; Blaxland M, 2021, Meeting demand in the shadow of the Delta outbreak: Community Sector experiences, ACOSS, Sydney, https://www.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Demand-snapshot_ACSS-2021_v3.pdf

Cortis N; Blaxland M; Charlesworth S, 2021, Challenges of work, family and care for Australia’s retail, online retail, warehousing and fast food workers, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28104, http://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:77843/bin5df0551d-5d63-41be-993e-f098287c1b1c?view=true&xy=01

Giuntoli G; Carroll M; Blaxland M; Baxter J; Katz I, 2021, Disability Inclusion Program Evaluation. Project plan, Social Policy Research Centre

Blaxland M; Cortis N, 2021, Valuing Australia’s community sector: Better contracting for capacity, sustainability and impact, ACOSS, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28083, https://www.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ACSS-2021_better-contracting-report.pdf

Cortis N; Blaxland M, 2021, Meeting community needs in difficult times: experience of Australia’s community sector, ACOSS, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28035, https://www.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/meeting-community-needs-in-difficut-times_experiences-of-Australias-community-sector_WEB_v2.pdf

Bryant J; Bolt R; Blaxland M; Gardner K; Beadman M; Doyle M; Graham S; Newman C; Murphy D; Bell S; Beetson K; Wilms J, 2021, Perspectives of COVID vaccines among Aboriginal people living in western Sydney, UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/3e4s-0s29

Blaxland M; Bryant J; Gardner K; Beadman M; Bolt R; Doyle M; Graham S; Newman C; Murphy D; Bell S; Beetson K; Wilms J, 2021, Rapid qualitative assessment of COVID-19 health needs in urban Sydney Aboriginal communities: report 2, UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/rgbz-5575

Skattebol J; Blaxland M; Adamson E, 2021, The Five Aspects of Effective Engagement in Early Childhood Education: Approachability, Acceptability, Availability, Affordability, Appropriateness, UNSW Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5fa0c6861b8af

Cortis N; Blaxland M, 2020, Australia's Community Sector and COVID-19: Supporting Communities Through the Crisis, ACOSS, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27743, https://www.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Australias-community-sector-and-Covid-19_FINAL.pdf

Blaxland M; Fisher K; Purcal C; Robinson S; Frances QF; Pearson Gotting M; Kayess R, 2020, National Disability Insurance Scheme: People who self manage their NDIS plan, UNSW Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5f56b3c1d3c0d, https://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/social-policy-research-centre/our-projects/self-managing-ndis-packages-promising-practice-people-left-behind

Cortis N; Blaxland M, 2020, The profile and pulse of the sector: Findings from the 2019 Australian Community Sector Survey, ACOSS, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27595, https://www.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-ACSS.pdf

Cortis N; Blaxland M, 2020, Challenges for Australia’s Community Sector: ERO supplementation, fair funding for fair pay, ACOSS, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27648

Skattebol J; Hamilton M; Thomson C; Blaxland M; valentine K; MacAndrew S, 2020, Aftercare: Stories of resourcefulness, UNSW Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5e5495e950acc

Skattebol J; Hamilton M; Thomson C; Blaxland M; valentine K; MacAndrew S, 2020, Education: Stories of resourcefulness, UNSW Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5e5496264ccdd, https://www.unsworks.unsw.edu.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=unsworks_modsunsworks_62281&context=L&vid=UNSWORKS&lang=en_US&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Young%20Carers%20Cass%20Hill%20Hamilton&offset=0

Skattebol J; Hamilton M; Thomson C; Blaxland M; MacAndrew S, 2020, Housing: Stories of resourcefulness, UNSW Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5e5496d176054

Li B; Shang X; Cui Y; Blaxland M, 2020, Migration, urbanisation, climate change and children in China—issues from child rights perspective, UNSW Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5ea7aa6432d2c

Blaxland M; Bryant J; Gardner K; Beadman M; Bolt R; Doyle M; Graham S; Newman C; Murphy D; Bell S; Beetson K; Wilms J; Penning K, 2020, Rapid qualitative assessment of COVID-19 health needs in urban Sydney Aboriginal communities: report 1, UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/d53r-e060

Thomson C; Blaxland M; Skattebol J; Hamilton M; valentine K, 2020, Stories of housing and home: A snapshot from the Stories of Resourcing and Resourcefulness project, UNSW Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5e57337b739e0

Cortis N; Blaxland M, 2019, Demand for Community Services Snapshot 2019, ACOSS, Sydney

Cortis N; Blaxland M, 2019, Training and workforce development in Specialist Homelessness Services, SPRC, UNSW Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27409

Baxter J; Bray R; Carroll M; Hand K; Gray M; Katz I; Skattebol J; Blaxland M, 2019, Child Care Package Evaluation: Early monitoring report., http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28133

Skattebol J; Hamilton M; Thomson C; Blaxland M; valentine K, 2019, Stories of aftercare services and support needs after leaving care: A snapshot from the Stories of Resourcing and Resourcefulness project, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, SPRC Report 11/19, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5ce5ed1459df0

Blaxland M; Skattebol J; Thomson C; Hamilton M; valentine K, 2019, Stories of educational engagement among young people with complex needs: A snapshot from the Stories of Resourcing and Resourcefulness project, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5dba2942b3cbe

Cortis N; Blaxland M; Breckenridge J; valentine K; Mahoney N; Chung D; Cordier R; Chen Y; Green D, 2018, National Survey of Workers in the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Sectors, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5b5ab1c0e110f

Robinson S; Graham A; Fisher KR; Meltzer A; Blaxland M; Johnson K, 2017, Preventing abuse and promoting personal safety in young people with disability, https://rcypd.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/FINAL-Preventing-Abuse-Report.pdf

Cortis N; Blaxland M, 2017, Workforce Issues in Specialist Homelessness Services, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, 08/17, http://dx.doi.org/10.4225/53/592628989f0ab

Cortis N; Blaxland M, 2017, Workforce Issues in the NSW Community Services Sector, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, 07/17, http://dx.doi.org/10.4225/53/59598d047c984

Blaxland M; Adamson E, 2017, Comparative Perspectives on Family Day Care: Structure, Regulation, and Research Gaps, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, 06/17, http://dx.doi.org/10.4225/53/590152eadb59f, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/Comparative_Perspectives_final.pdf

Cortis N; Blaxland M, 2016, The State of the Community Service Sector in the Australian Capital Territory, 2016, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Australia, Sydney, SPRC Report 19/16, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26120, http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/unsworks_42414

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