This report showcases practical actions governments can take, beyond direct cultural funding, to support cultural access and strengthen creative industries. The report identifies eight ‘pro-culture’ enablers – uniquely available to governments – to make it easier for creators to work, creative businesses to operate, and consumers to access experiences and products.

Australia stands on the precipice of a $400 billion annual export opportunity but market failures are holding back investment in green iron production. This report presents modelling showing how green iron can compete with fossil fuel based iron production and makes recommendations for policy changes.

An audit of whether Defence’s procurement arrangements are delivering Australian industry policy outcomes. It finds a range of shortcomings in current practices and recommends improvements to Defence's systems and contract management.

This strategy sets out a 10-year plan to grow and diversify New South Wales exports and attract investment to develop and strengthen new and existing industries, as well as driving long-term economic prosperity. Outcomes include increasing the value and diversity of exports and export markets, supporting job creation and targeting specific industries for growth.

Despite the removal of COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions and a strong economic recovery, live music venues in Victoria continue to struggle. This paper explores proposals to resolve some of the challenges that live music venues face including reforms to government funding, levies on major live music events as a revenue source for smaller venues, voucher programs...