A report from a review into the Australian banking sector focused on the role small and medium sized banks play in providing competition in the sector and the regulatory and market trends affecting them. It identifies several areas where regulation could be streamlined or simplified. The report provides recommendations for the Government and actions for...

This report finds that the modern-day union movement has become a self-serving, complex commercial network that has monetised the industrial relations system to extract financial and political benefits. It provides recommendations to protect members’ interests over those of union profiteers with proposed measures to enhance transparency, curb conflicts of interest and restore trust.

This paper calls for certainty and stability in superannuation policy as the key ask of an incoming government. It identifies targeted reforms to protect and build upon the strengths of Australia’s superannuation system including preservation settings and improving equity outcomes. The paper sets out seven key priorities.

Digital Asset Platforms are online platforms that hold digital assets, such as crypto, for consumers. This statement aims to provide clarity and certainty to the digital assets sector and outlines the government’s approach to reform, progress to date and the forward workplan. It identifies four key pillars to its approach.

The action plan outlines the insurance industry’s position on the remaining recommendations from the Parliamentary Flood Inquiry and the independent review of the industry’s Code of Practice. The plan provides seven areas of focus and key commitments, and responds to the Parliamentary inquiries into floods, the impact of climate risk on premiums and financial abuse.