The report from an inquiry into the representation of and advice provided by ex-service organisations, commercial entities, not-for-profits and individuals to veterans and families in relation to accessing compensation and income support from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. It makes seven recommendations for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Department of Defence and the Australian Government.

Income apportionment was a long-standing practice of the Australian Government, dating back to the early 1990s, adopted to calculate social security debts. The historical use of income apportionment is now understood to be generally unlawful. This Impact Analysis considers a number of options for resolving historical debts calculated using income apportionment.

The Australian Government has announced a resolution scheme to address millions of potentially miscalculated social security debts resulting from income apportionment. Income apportionment is an unlawful method used to calculate social security debts for payment recipients with employment income prior to December 2020. This paper outlines the Government's response to the issue.

In March 2025, the High Court of Australia handed down its decision in Commonwealth of Australia v Yunupingu. The case has significant implications for constitutional and native title law. This paper provides an overview of the case and presents its implications. It finds the decision will likely result in additional claims for native title compensation.

On 8 November 2023, millions of Australians were reminded just how precarious digital connectivity can be as the country's second largest network provider, Optus, suffered a 12-hour unplanned nationwide outage. This inquiry examined the network outage and its impact on Australians and the services that they rely on.