This report highlights a central paradox in the Australian education system: results are going backwards despite two decades of increased government funding. The report asks whether the curriculum itself has become part of the problem. It calls for urgent reform of the Australian Curriculum, centred on two options.

This report consolidates independent analysis with respect to Australian National University's (ANU’s) financial management. In October 2024, the ANU commenced implementation of Renew ANU, to restructure the university and reduce the operating budget. The report found that the Renew ANU savings target was approved without sufficient understanding of the problem, the options available or implementation...

This report evaluates Victoria's Free TAFE initiative introduced in 2019. It finds that while the program successfully boosted training participation in priority skill areas and provided substantial tuition fee savings to students, it resulted in higher per-enrolment government costs and failed to significantly shift the overall proportion of priority student cohorts.

This report considers the impact of the State Government's decision to delay raising Victoria’s school funding to 75% of the Schooling Resource Standard. It makes a number of recommendations for the Victorian and Commonwealth Government to improve funding levels and mechanisms for public schools.

This progress report of the Better and Fairer Schools Agreements (2025–2034) outlines achievements in the first 12 months. At the centre of the national plan are clear targets for lifting student outcomes and strengthening the education workforce across three key areas. This report presents reform progress against the targets for all state and territory jurisdictions.