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Featured research papers

​Research papers explore issues of interest to parliament.

Vacant housing: data, policies and developments​​
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Featured data briefs

​Data briefs provide interactive visualisations of electorate data.​

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Vacant housing: data, policies and developments

This paper provides data on vacant housing in NSW. It summarises international policy responses to long-term vacant housing and provides an overview of NSW parliamentary and government developments.

Public and private schools

This data brief shows the number of schools, primary students, secondary students and teachers in each NSW electorate for the 3 school sectors, Catholic, inde​pendent and public, from 2009 to 2023.



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Sexually explicit deepfakes and the criminal law in NSW

​​This paper presents data on the increasing prevalence of sexually explicit deepfakes and discusses their harmful impacts. It then examines the relevant Commonwealth and NSW offences and identifies 3 gaps in NSW's offences.
​​​Unemployment and JobSeeker estimates

Explore unemployment and JobSeeker data for all 93 NSW electorates. This data brief shows headline data for each electorate and enables comparison of electorates using maps and tables.

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