The annual Trade and Assistance Review tracks the money governments spend to support private business. This year’s review finds that assistance to Australian industry rose to $13.8 billion in 2021-22 and that it is increasingly being distributed through opaque subsidies and concessions.

This report sets out the Productivity Commission’s interim findings and recommendations on the effectiveness, efficiency and appropriateness of Part 3 of the Future Drought Fund Act.

This report provides a summary of the expenditure on child protection services in South Australia in 2021-22, as well as other child protection services program data.

If Australia is to continue to grow its economy and increase individual prosperity, productivity policy should focus on key emerging trends like the shift towards service industries, according to this final report of the 5-year Productivity Inquiry.

This position paper looks at the potential economic and social impacts of adding an entitlement to extended unpaid leave to the National Employment Standards. The paper finds that such an entitlement would benefit some carers and improve the quality of care provided to some older people.