The report presents findings on how Australian university graduates transition from study into work and how careers can progress over time. A key feature of the research is its use of linked administrative data, which gives a detailed picture of higher education graduates’ journeys. These insights will be critical in shaping future policy.

The report offers evidence-based insights into Australia’s evolving workforce. It explores how productivity and participation are shaped by shifting skill demands, technological change and structural barriers, identifying where better alignment between education, migration and workforce planning can deliver stronger, fairer outcomes. The report highlights five recommendations aimed at enhancing individual employment and skills outcomes.

The report provides a detailed snapshot of foundation skills proficiency – literacy, numeracy and digital capability – among Australian adults who engage with government-funded programs and vocational education and training, with a particular focus on four priority groups: women, First Nations people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people living with disability.

This paper is the third in a three-part series on new perspectives on gender economic inequality in Australia. It outlines 10 key next steps to address the deep-rooted policy challenges within the jobs and skills system based on Paper 1 and 2 findings and new evidence. The 10 recommendations include policy actions.

This report includes a final analysis paper that explores how the implications of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) vary across the workforce, including exposure, experiences and perspectives, through cohort and intersectional lenses. The second part of the report provides the technical detail of how the key pieces of analysis were undertaken in the overarching report...