This report extends 2023 analysis of the case for the Australian Government to address sub-optimal interpreting services and the potential risks and costs of inaction. Building on this work, it includes the flow-on costs associated with sub-optimal interpreting services in the health setting, and consideration of the wages and employment conditions for interpreters and translators.

This submission is based on research on political disinformation and advertising on WeChat, RedNote and Chinese-language YouTube channels during the 2025 Australian federal election. The findings uncover the challenges in electoral regulation and enforcement, particularly concerning political advertising and disinformation that may undermine Australia’s electoral integrity. The submission provides four recommendations.

This review sets assessments on Australia’s current multicultural framework and offers recommendations on what measures are needed to remain a country that continues to enjoy the benefits of its diversity and the measures needed to adapt to the present social, economic and political landscape. The report provides 29 recommendations, ten high-priority recommendations that are immediately...

This blog provides an overview of aspects of new research relevant to Indigenous people's disadvantage in Australian legal systems presented at the 14th biennial conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists at RMIT University in Melbourne from 1-5 July 2019.

The Australian government invites all interested parties to comment on a consultation draft of a revised English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) Standards.