The 2023 Intergenerational report projects the outlook of the economy and the Australian Government’s budget to 2062-63. This is the sixth report. Its analysis and projections of the key drivers of economic growth will help inform and improve public policy settings to better position Australia for the next 40 years.

Drawing on more than a decade of research, this report acts as a roadmap for the incoming New Zealand Government. It provides practical, evidence-based proposals that cover immediate priority areas such as inflation control, and fundamental fields for reform, including education, health and housing.

This report analyses how the shock to the system created by the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted governments’ ability to use emergency dollars for public services, and draws on this analysis to develop recommendations for how states can use future recovery funds to help deliver key services during critical times of need.

This research note examines the state-of-play in the Australian government contract market, and how it may affect competition in the broader economy. The value of government contracts in Australia has more than quintupled over the past decade to $190 billion in 2022, making government the dominant force with the power to impact market dynamics.

The annual Trade and Assistance Review tracks the money governments spend to support private business. This year’s review finds that assistance to Australian industry rose to $13.8 billion in 2021-22 and that it is increasingly being distributed through opaque subsidies and concessions.