The Fair Work Amendment (Baby Priya’s) Bill 2025 (the Bill) amends the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) to make entitlements to parental leave in cases of stillbirth or the death of a child more consistent. This paper sets out the purpose of the Bill, its background, the policy position of non-government parties/independents, and key...

The Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Triple Zero Custodian and Emergency Calling Powers) Bill 2025 (the Bill) amends the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 to establish a Triple Zero Custodian in legislation. This paper sets out the purpose of the Bill, the background of recent Optus outages, policy positions, and key issues and provisions.

The European Union's (EU's) security and defence partnerships (SDP) are non-legally binding documents that provide ‘mutually beneficial frameworks’ to promote defence and security cooperation between like-minded states. The idea of an Australia-EU defence pact was floated in May 2025. This paper outlines what is being proposed, strategic considerations and next steps.

The United Nations (UN) Charter is an international treaty that is binding on all 193 member states. The current geopolitical environment and major power competition is challenging the UN Security Council (UNSC) as it struggles to uphold its obligations under the UN Charter. This paper outlines shifting alliances, reform, UNSC resolutions and UN challenges.

The Australian Government has announced a resolution scheme to address millions of potentially miscalculated social security debts resulting from income apportionment. Income apportionment is an unlawful method used to calculate social security debts for payment recipients with employment income prior to December 2020. This paper outlines the Government's response to the issue.