The research report analyses the legal frameworks in place in Queensland that aim to protect children from sexual abuse across the early childhood education and care, police and blue card systems. The research report is available to inform legal and policy reforms across Australia.

This report provides parent- and carer-based insights to inform eSafety’s implementation of the Social Media Minimum Age obligation in Australia, derived from two roundtable sessions. The report details the themes of the discussion in relation to four key focus areas identified by the eSafety Commissioner. It synthesises discussion input into key recommendations.

This paper contends that key details of the Australian Government’s flagship Help to Buy scheme have been hidden from proper parliamentary oversight. It reveals how the Help to Buy Program Directions 2025 hand sweeping powers to the executive, exempting crucial policy rules from parliamentary disallowance and scrutiny.

The plan outlines the communication, engagement, guidance and training activities that the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission and Services Australia will deliver to support older people and the sector to transition to the Aged Care Act 2024.

This paper outlines how a charter to overhaul Australia’s regulatory system would boost Australia's productivity levels. The paper sets out a blueprint for a Charter of Regulatory Effectiveness (CORE) – a proposed legislative instrument for Commonwealth, state and territory governments. Beyond regulatory reform, the paper makes a series of complementary proposals for enhanced productivity in...