The federal government’s Universities Accord reforms set the policy vision for improved productivity in Australia’s education and research sector. This paper provides reasons to accelerate the government’s reforms, outlining 25 practical recommendations for lifting Australia’s productivity and building a resilient economy. It notes Australia’s productivity challenge requires coordinated action across education, industry and research.

The strategy sets out a 10-year vision for strengthening Australia’s health and medical research system. Its scope encompasses all elements of health and medical research across the Commonwealth, states and territories, industry, academia, health professionals, consumers, community and philanthropy. The strategy sets out the vision, goals and focus areas.

A report on how the Medical Research Future Fund is supporting research to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It includes funding insights, facilitators and barriers to research, and impact stories. It highlights examples of Indigenous sovereign governance and community-led innovation, and identifies opportunities to strengthen the long-term impact of these...

This evaluation found the Murray–Darling Water and Environment Research Program delivered high‑value, policy‑relevant research that strengthened Basin management and supported water reform. It makes 7 recommendations, emphasising continued investment in research adoption, integration and long‑term funding to build an enduring research ecosystem and ensuring the Program’s full benefits are realised under future Basin challenges.

The framework sets out a forward-looking roadmap to strengthen interdisciplinary research partnerships between Australia and India. It recognises the strength and diversity of the research ecosystems of both countries and provides a coordinated approach for deepening collaboration and translating research into impactful outcomes for achieving national, regional and global priorities.