People with disability make up a significant share of Australia’s working-age population but continue to face challenges in the labour market. This report highlights these challenges, identifies a sizeable job‑ready cohort, and outlines opportunities to unlock their potential through inclusive employment and targeted support.

This study analyses an Australian dataset of firm job postings to explore the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption on demand for workers and skills. The findings suggest that AI adoption increases demand for new workers and skills, aligning with the view that the latest AI tools serve to augment, rather than substitute for, human...

Episodes over the past decade demonstrate how economic levers are being used to impose costs and reshape incentives without crossing traditional thresholds of conflict. This report argues for strengthening the connective tissue between policy, intelligence, economic and security functions so that information flows more freely, preparedness is built collectively and joint capabilities can withstand pressure.

This paper investigates employment transitions for humanitarian migrants and offers insights on the patterns and key drivers of the transition from income support payments to paid employment as a main income source. It makes findings in areas such as participation in English language study, overseas qualifications and early engagement in other studies or job training.

This analysis reveals that a fair and appropriate increase to the minimum wage, and accompanying increases to award rates, would not have a significant effect on inflation in Australia. The analysis examines the correlation between minimum wage increases and inflation going back 30 years, and finds no consistent link between minimum wage increases and inflation.