Contents
1. Executive summary................................................................................................................ 1
1.1
Project context............................................................................................................ 1
1.2
Research approach .................................................................................................... 1
1.3
Summary of our findings ........................................................................................... 2
1.4
Recommendations ..................................................................................................... 4
2. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 6
3. Research project methodology and approach................................................................ 8
3.1 Our approach .................................................................................................................... 8
3.2 Limitations ......................................................................................................................... 9
4. Detailed findings and insights .......................................................................................... 11
4.1 Federal government ........................................................................................................ 11
4.2 State government ............................................................................................................ 28
4.3 Local government ............................................................................................................ 33
4.4 First Nations .................................................................................................................... 43
4.5 Government grant funding to community sector ......................................................... 46
4.6 Australian Research Council grants ............................................................................... 57
5. Key findings ............................................................................................................................ 61
6 Recommendations ................................................................................................................ 64
Appendix A: Stakeholder Engagement Register .................................................................... 67
Appendix B: Discovery Interview Questions ........................................................................... 68
Appendix C: In-Depth Interview Questions ............................................................................ 69