Shipbuilding is strategically important – but statistically invisible. Across major shipbuilding economies, governments are making decisions on industrial support, skills and the energy transition with partial, inconsistent or poorly aligned data on the sector. This policy brief presents analysis across 11 countries and the European Union highlighting four key consequences of these data limitations.

The report card is an important mechanism for taking stock of where Australia is making progress towards gender equality, and where challenges still remain. It presents both updated and new data points for the following areas: attitudes and norms; gender-based violence; unpaid and paid care; economic equality and security; health; and leadership, representation and decision...

The independent review assessed the design, delivery and effectiveness of the HELP debt reduction program for doctors and nurse practitioners in rural, remote or very remote areas, and teachers in very remote areas. The report contains nine recommendations to improve uptake, simplify administration and strengthen the evidence base ahead of the program’s next review.

Immigration and housing affordability have become politically inseparable in contemporary Australia. This paper argues that Australia’s housing crisis is primarily a supply failure, not simply a population issue. It examines international and Australian evidence on migration and housing markets. It also considers the role of skilled migration in strengthening the productive capacity of the economy.

This recorded webinar explains what intellectual disability is, why employment matters, and how inclusive practice can create better job opportunities. It highlights practical, lived‑experience insights to support more inclusive and accessible employment opportunities for people with an intellectual disability.