This article argues that the disability employment system must move beyond rapid job placement toward psychologically safe, sustainable pathways. It highlights the role of NDIS employment counsellors, guided by the Psychologically Informed Employment Counselling Framework, in embedding trauma‑informed, neurodiversity‑affirming, rights‑based practice to address fragmentation and improve long‑term employment outcomes for people with disability.

A report from the inquiry into the operation of the capital gains tax discount in Australia including its contribution to inequality, how it influences the types of assets purchased, its distributional effects and its role in suppressing productivity and whether it is fulfilling its original intended purpose. The report finds Australia’s tax system is broken.

This report examines how Australia's care infrastructures, encompassing welfare, housing, food and community support systems are fraying and increasingly failing to meet the basic needs of those on low- or no- income. The report documents the labour-intensive and precarious work required to piece together fragmented supports amid a worsening cost-of-living crisis.

A strategic examination of Australia’s research, development and innovation (RD&I) system, identifying its challenges and opportunities. The report includes 20 recommendations focused on six elements. These intend to improve the capacity of Australia’s RD&I system to support the economy and create a more prosperous, healthier, safer and equitable Australia.

The research paper is a focused extension of the VET workforce study. It brings together insights into accredited training from First Nations voices, national datasets and stakeholders to strengthen understanding of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce within vocational education and training (VET) and what’s needed to support its growth.