Australian states and territories are set to earn over $73 billion in mining royalties between 2024–25 and 2027–28. This report highlights the role of mining royalties in funding public services and infrastructure and warns against jeopardising this revenue stream. It provides policy recommendations and examines alternative mechanisms for capturing resource value.

Despite recent efforts, Australia's progress towards a more circular economy has been slow. This interim report highlights the ways in which Australians are using materials more sustainably and efficiently and the barriers that are limiting them. It identifies priority opportunities in six sectors: the built environment, food and agriculture, textiles and clothing, mining, vehicles, electronics...

This strategy aims to double the value of New Zealand's mineral exports to $3 billion by 2035. It highlights the significance of minerals for various sectors and details plans to scale up existing exports, explore new critical mineral opportunities and add value to minerals through domestic processing.

This report assesses Antarctica's importance to Australian security, China’s hybrid Antarctic activity, and the need for Australia to develop a balancing strategy capable of bolstering the Antarctic Treaty and ‘pushing back’ against growing Chinese power in Antarctica.

An analysis of current energy demand in the Pilbara and the need to accelerate electrification and decarbonisation in the region. The report finds that rapid deployment of renewables projects should be a strategic policy and investment priority for industry, government, regulatory and investment stakeholders and provides recommendations for each.