This report explores the intersection of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with collaborative research activities between Australian and Indian higher education institutions. It examines how government commitments are reflected in these collaborations and considers the potential of SDGs to serve as a lens to guide deeper, more impactful research partnerships between the two countries.

This report explores the role of knowledge intermediaries in the field of education. It draws on a survey of 288 organisations across 34 countries to examine how these organisations facilitate the use of research in policy and practice. The report identifies gaps in skills and infrastructure and emphasises the need for better co-ordination and evaluation.

These priorities guide research investments made by the Medical Research Future Fund in order to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians and to develop the Australian biomedical research industries. The priorities are set every two years in alignment with the five-yearly medical research and innovation strategy.

This report shows how knowledge brokering can facilitate better research-practice collaboration and provide opportunities for enhancing public sector reform in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. It analyses the function and practicalities of knowledge brokering, the conditions and practices that can support effective collaboration, and how to measure the relative benefits and impacts of different approaches.

The State of the Environment Report provides a review of Australia’s natural environment every five years to shape strategy, policy and action to influence behaviours and actions taken to prevent further environmental decline in Australia. This evaluation of the report identified 25 recommendations to improve the communication and promotion, accessibility and utility of the report.