Three issues papers covering each of the themes of the Australian Government’s Economic Reform Roundtable: economic resilience, productivity, and budget sustainability and tax reform. They define the issues, set out recent trends and outline the big challenges and opportunities Australia is confronting.

The First Nations Economic Partnership is an agreement with the: Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community‑Controlled Peak Organisations, First Nations Economic Empowerment Alliance and the Australian Government. The purpose of the Economic Partnership is to advance the economic empowerment and lasting economic security for First Nations peoples, communities and organisations.

This guide is for policy and program staff involved in designing and implementing pilot programs. Pilot programs help policymakers test new approaches to improve outcomes for program participants. There are step-by-step instructions for each stage, including advice on how evaluation findings can be used while you run the pilot and after it finishes.

This impact analysis informs the Australian Government’s decision to implement the Help to Buy scheme 2022 election commitment. The proposed scheme will support eligible Australians who would otherwise not be able to enter the housing market. The analysis finds that the scheme will provide material benefit in assisting home ownership compared to maintaining the status...

Measuring What Matters (MWM) is a national wellbeing framework intended to track Australia’s progress that extends beyond purely economic measures. This audit finds the design and implementation of the MWM framework by the Department of the Treasury largely effective. Two recommendations made by the audit to the Department were both accepted.