This report addresses the challenge that low traffic volumes in remote and regional areas make it difficult for traditional cost-benefit analysis methods to support road improvements in these areas in line with community expectations and government policy objectives. It develops ways to improve the efficiency, equity and transparency of decision-making for road funding in these...

As Australia prepares to set its new Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement, this report examines the investment, enabling reforms and policy interventions required across a range of emissions reduction scenarios by 2035. It examines the critical policy levers needed across seven key sectors to facilitate the change that is needed.

This report examines the capability of Australia’s science system, its ability to compete and collaborate globally, and its contribution to the nation’s economy, security, health and quality of life. An investigation of scientific capability needs by 2035 found Australia has gaps – in workforce, infrastructure and coordination – that will cripple its ability to meet...

This handbook serves as a practical guide to help energy and water businesses assess and strengthen their response to family violence. It reflects deepening understanding about family violence risk in essential services, including the importance of taking a Safety by Design approach – a framework to anticipate, detect and eliminate harm before it occurs.

This report reveals that while the United States (US) President Donald Trump’s return to the White House is demolishing federal climate support, major US states, companies – and rivals such as China – are powering ahead with the switch to renewable energy. For Australia, the message is clear: its future prosperity depends on keeping pace.