Rebuilding social cohesion and national resilience

The Federal Department of Home Affairs should build on its new agenda by developing and deploying a national strategy for social cohesion and government trust.

The pandemic’s effects on social cohesion

Over the course of the pandemic, there’s been an increase in many aspects of social cohesion, but this boost may be slipping as lockdowns drag on. Here’s how researchers measure social cohesion, and why.

Changing notions of social cohesion

Our basis for thinking about social cohesion in Australia continues to be embedded in traditional multiculturalism. It is yet to catch up with the digital world where cyberhate, foreign interference and violent extremism thrive.