The evaluation assesses how effectively the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) large‑scale priority‑driven grants foster national research collaboration. Using mixed methods, it found strong support for collaboration, with improved research outcomes. Key enablers and barriers were identified and 7 recommendations are proposed to strengthen future grant opportunities.

In its role as an independent statutory authority that supervises institutions across banking, insurance and superannuation, APRA undertakes biennial stakeholder surveys of its regulated-entities to help assess its performance and effectiveness.

The eSafety Women training program was independently evaluated 12 months after its launch. This evaluation found that the program successfully provided professional development training to workers supporting women who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing technology-facilitated abuse.

The Online Employment Services Trial (OEST) evaluated whether unemployed job seekers receiving the JobSeeker Payment could achieve similar or better outcomes through online employment services compared to traditional, provider-based services. It found online services delivered similar or better outcomes at lower cost and informed policy during COVID-19 and supported a broader shift to digital services.

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is committed to ensuring that NHMRC-funded research is of the highest quality. In May 2019, the NHMRC commissioned ORIMA Research to conduct a survey on its behalf in relation to the research culture in Australian NHMRC-funded institutions. This report outlines the findings.