The sudden rise of net overseas migration in Australia to over half a million in 2022-23 has given rise to a much broader debate on the benefits of immigration. This paper provides a discussion of the rationales of the Australian migration program and stresses the importance of drawing a distinction between temporary and permanent migration.

Australia’s population is not only ageing - it is also becoming more diverse This research brief assesses wellbeing outcomes across the lifecycle (e.g. education, employment, retirement, health) by three high-level migrant and CALD categories: place of birth, language use at home and spoken English proficiency.

This strategy document presents a blueprint for transforming Australia’s social science research infrastructure over the coming decade, so it can effectively support researchers working at the forefront of their fields and equip the social sciences to address Australia’s most pressing and evolving societal challenges.

Australia’s population is ageing with life expectancy amongst the highest in the world. This research contributes to a small but growing body of literature on ageing in the workplace.

With increasing numbers of Australians in or entering retirement, the modelling of functional disability and health status is critical to the insuring and financing of retirement risks for both governments and individuals. The authors of this paper used the cross-sectional data in the Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, to estimate a multi-state transitions model...