This report presents an analysis and assessment of progress towards policy goals that will support affordable, accessible, equitable and high-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) under the current policy, regulatory, funding and governance settings. It also presents recommendations to improve upon these settings as a pathway forward to achieve a universal ECEC system.

As part of an inquiry into Australia’s opportunities in the circular economy to improve materials productivity and efficiency in ways that benefit the economy and the environment, this paper invites responses from people at all levels of government, businesses, technical and subject matter experts, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and the community more broadly.

This is the fourth Annual Data Compilation Report which reports progress under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap (the Agreement). Overall, data is available to report progress on 15 out of the 19 socio-economic targets. Five targets are on track, five targets show improvement but are not on track, progress for four targets is...

The Trade and Assistance Review contains the latest estimates of Australian Government assistance to industry, and provides a summary of developments in industry assistance, trade policy and foreign investment over the past year. Recent policy announcements mean that industry assistance is likely to trend upwards over the years ahead, particularly as assistance is provided under...

This once-in-a-generation inquiry comes at a key point in time. While the Australian Government has a goal to double giving by 2030, some of the most important policy settings that would underpin such an increase are not fit for purpose. The report sets out the Commission’s findings and recommendations to provide firm foundations for philanthropy...