The report provides an independent scientific assessment of the capabilities, emerging opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence (AI). It’s central warning: current safeguards cannot keep pace with the growth of AI’s capabilities. The report outlines trends in AI and presents its findings across seven key domains.

This audit was conducted to assess if departments produce evidence to show that early intervention initiatives improve outcomes, reduce service demand and deliver the savings used to make budget reductions. The audit found improvements could be made in this area to better support government decision-making.

This position paper demonstrates that the evidence generated through the evaluation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs is rarely used to inform genuine policy and practice shifts across Australia. The paper calls for a more intentional and accountable approach from policymakers, commissioning bodies and governments. It provides a series of recommendations.

Effective and people-centred justice systems function both as public services for people and as enabling systems for economic growth and good governance. Yet, justice data and measurement often reflect an institutional perspective that fails to capture people’s needs and experiences. This working paper proposes a measurement framework for people-centred justice systems to address these gaps.

The framework for Australian Government agencies supports decision makers to understand the wider impacts – including the intended and potentially unintended effects – of a policy proposal and make evidence‑based decisions considering trade‑offs. It outlines the best practice approaches and requirements for conducting impact analysis (IA) and developing IA products to inform decision making.