This report explores the current and emerging legislative and regulatory frameworks for data privacy in Australia, and how pending reforms might affect universities and the governance of student equity data. It makes a range of recommendations to improve practice in this area.

This note presents an overview of the digital government landscape in Australia drawing on the results of 2025 OECD indexes. The note outlines key policy developments in the country observed during the assessment period. It aims to inform policy dialogue and support Australia in advancing a whole-of-government approach to digital transformation in the public sector.

This framework has been developed to guide ethical, inclusive and culturally grounded data practices across the Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Indigenous Research Data Commons. The framework recognises that all data, whether held by governments, institutions or communities, must be governed in ways that respect Indigenous rights, laws and relational worldviews.

Approximately $278 billion in construction work across housing and clean energy is relying on Australia’s environmental approvals system – but growing complexity, workforce shortages and outdated systems are putting delivery at risk. According to this report, artificial intelligence (AI) can help unlock the pipeline. It identifies what’s possible, what’s emerging and what to do about...

Digital transformation is an imperative for modern governments. This paper presents the results of the 2025 OECD Digital Government Index (DGI) and the Open, Useful and Re-usable Data Index assessing how governments are structuring, governing and sustaining digital transformation across the public sector. Australia was assessed as having the 2nd highest score in the DGI.