This report assesses the capacity-building assistance provided by Australian partners in disaster preparedness, response and recovery to other governments in the Indo-Pacific region. The evaluation found partners had established a sound foundation for emergency response capacity strengthening programs, which could continue to develop in a new phase.

This evaluation reviewed the Australian Government's Encouraging Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Initiative. It found the initiative was positively perceived, addressing a gap and providing useful support to young clients seeking to start a business, but there was low awareness of some components and opportunities for improvement. Participants continued to face multiple barriers to starting a business.

This report provides a final comprehensive evaluation of the jobactive employment services model. The program followed a 'work first' approach framework aimed at moving job seekers into employment rapidly, reducing welfare dependence, introducing stronger mutual obligations, and optimising service flexibility for providers.

The Skills and Training Incentive is available to individuals aged 45 to 70 who are employed and at risk of entering the income support system, or unemployed within the last 9 months and not registered for assistance through an Australian Government employment services program. The evaluation assessed the relevance, appropriateness, implementation efficiency, and short-term effectiveness...

This report describes the evaluation of phase 1 of the New Employment Services Trial, a new employment services model developed to modernise the delivery of employment services by increasing digital servicing options for job ready participants and providing more intensive and tailored servicing to participants who require additional support.