This economic and fiscal outlook includes the Government’s spending and income for the current financial year and the next four years. The potential magnitude and persistence of the economic effects of the United States administration's announced increase in tariffs has resulted in greater-than-usual uncertainty around the outlook.

Randomised trials are a powerful tool for estimating the ‘causal effects’ of a program or policy. This report takes stock of the published randomised policy trials that have been conducted in Australia, examines the ethics and cultural appropriateness of randomised trials, and discusses future directions for randomised policy trials in Australia.

Digital Asset Platforms are online platforms that hold digital assets, such as crypto, for consumers. This statement aims to provide clarity and certainty to the digital assets sector and outlines the government’s approach to reform, progress to date and the forward workplan. It identifies four key pillars to its approach.

This report reflects a whole-of-government effort to assess how evaluation is currently used to determine what works, for whom, and why. Findings show promising signs of increased evaluation efforts across the Australian Government. However, further work is needed to ensure evaluation practices are consistent, high‑quality and routinely used to inform policy design and delivery.

As the number of scams have grown over the past decade, Australian laws have not kept pace. This framework introduces strong protections for consumers across the economy and seeks to reduce the harms caused by scams. It sets out consistent and enforceable obligations for businesses in key sectors where scammers operate.