This latest edition provides insights into Australia’s labour market, including occupations, industries, skills needs, employment opportunities and education pathways. It is designed to support informed career, training and workforce decisions. The report includes analysis providing an overview of Australia’s diverse labour markets, with detail provided for each state and territory.

The framework for Australian Government agencies supports decision makers to understand the wider impacts – including the intended and potentially unintended effects – of a policy proposal and make evidence‑based decisions considering trade‑offs. It outlines the best practice approaches and requirements for conducting impact analysis (IA) and developing IA products to inform decision making.

Children today are growing up online. This report offers a snapshot of how children aged 10 to 17 in Australia are navigating it. The report explores children’s online participation; the impact of online participation on children; behaviours that may increase exposure to online harm; and strategies and sources of knowledge for keeping safe online.

The report is a response to the Australian Government’s Migration Strategy. The report analyses the employer sponsored temporary Skills in Demand (SID) visa program across three streams from December 2024 to 30 September 2025. The early analysis suggests that the SID program is broadly meeting the Migration Strategy objectives, but data is still limited.