The Home Guarantee Scheme (HGS) assists individuals into home ownership. This Impact Analysis Equivalent has been prepared to inform the Government’s decision to expand the Australian Government's support through the HGS to all first home buyers. Treasury estimates the proposal will increase average regulatory costs by $5.38 million per year, over ten years.

The Australian government has a priority to employ more First Nations peoples in the future decarbonisation workforce. This snapshot report gives an overview of the research project First Nations Engagement in the Transition to Net Zero. It includes a summary of the project, who was spoken to, what was heard and learned, and the resources...

An inquiry into and report on the impact of Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) on rural and regional communities and industries in New South Wales. A key finding from this first report found that a significant proportion of the Central-West Orana community believe the REZ has negatively impacted the region. The report makes six findings and...

Without viable and reliable freight networks, Australia stops. This refreshed strategy sets the agenda for a collaborative approach to deliver actions by governments and industry across freight modes in Australia. It outlines four priority areas: Productivity, Resilience, Decarbonisation and Data in order to support more efficient supply chains.

A 10-year outlook on the investments needed to maintain reliability in the National Electricity Market (NEM). It highlights the opportunities for market participants, investors, governments and other jurisdictional bodies to invest in new assets and systems. Assessments reflect an improved reliability outlook relative to the 2024 outlook as committed developments have increased.