This report brings together insights from across Australia’s national intelligence community, law enforcement and regulatory agencies, private sector stakeholders and international financial intelligence units to assess risk associated with the methods and channels used to finance and support terrorism activity.

The Consumer Data Right (CDR) gives consumers the right to share their data between service providers of their own choosing. July 2024 marks 4 years since Australia’s Consumer Data Right was launched. Disappointingly, this report finds that overall customer engagement with the CDR has been low, and CDR-enabled innovation has struggled to resonate with consumers.

This is the second iteration of the Australian Conservation Foundation’s nature risk survey and report. First published in 2022, the report seeks to assess how ten banks and ten super funds are addressing nature-related risks in their portfolios. In doing so, the report provides a snapshot of how Australian financial institutions are addressing nature risk...

When banks close their branches in regional areas, the impact on individuals and communities can be devastating and far-reaching, especially when it is the last bank in town. A key recommendation in this report is for the Australian government to commission an expert panel to investigate the feasibility of establishing a publicly-owned bank.

This report examines Revenue NSW’s conduct in its design and use of its garnishee order system for recovering unpaid fines and other state debts since 2016. The investigation looked at whether decisions produced by the garnishee order system complied with the legislation that gives Revenue NSW the power to issue garnishee orders.