Australia’s prosperity rests on systems that appear permanent but depend on continuous inputs that arrive from beyond its borders. This report proposes that Australia must now shift from optimising for cost to securing continuity. It draws on public policy documents, industry case examples and published data to frame resilience as a practical national problem.

Video games are one of Australia’s largest arts sectors. This report canvasses how Australia’s games sector can weather economic headwinds and compete in a more challenging global games market. It recommends more public support and a dedicated national agency for video game development and promotion.

In a fiscally challenging environment, data indicates that governments should pursue strategic and structural change to maximise government investment in Australia’s arts and culture system. On a GDP basis, Australia is spending around one-quarter less than its OECD peers on ‘recreation, culture and religion’. This paper identifies actions and big picture opportunities.

This brief summarises the support measures governments have implemented in response to the sharp rise in energy prices linked to the Middle East conflict. Many OECD countries have moved quickly to provide support, most often through fuel-tax cuts and other price-support measures, while targeted income support and regulatory interventions have been used less widely.

The return mandates for Australia’s specialist investment vehicles currently push them towards safe bets and guaranteed commercial returns. A key barrier to reform has been a concern that lowering the return mandate and raising the risk appetite could leave the government fiscally worse off. This report demonstrates that reform could improve measures of Australia’s fiscal...