This report argues that Australia’s National Intelligence Community faces a growing mismatch between how intelligence is produced and how it is now consumed in an artificial intelligence shaped information environment. As ministers, policymakers and operational leaders increasingly expect information that is faster, more interactive and more tailored, the report warns that intelligence risks losing relevance.

This report provides a snapshot of the screen media consumption practices, content preferences and diversity-related audience perceptions of Australian adults, with a particular focus on Asian Australian and CALD viewers. It addresses a key evidence gap: while screen industry debates have increasingly focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, there remains limited updated audience data on...

This report describes how key forces, including technology, health and climate change, are reshaping financial wellbeing. It explores the concepts of financial literacy and the evidence on what effective financial education looks like. The report points to the need for a national financial wellbeing strategy: a coordinated, integrated response across policy, regulation, education and practice.

This research links the decline in consumer sentiment in Australia to the cumulative, broad-based impact of high inflation on consumer purchasing power. The evidence suggests it is the persistent price pressures, rather than mortgage rates which are driving the pessimism across all household types, suggesting a return to confidence depends on inflation easing back.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping global power, prosperity and security but debates about AI sovereignty are often disconnected from the complex trade-offs leaders face. The tool presented in this report offers a practical solution. It is a structured and repeatable method to assess a nation’s AI maturity, sovereignty and agency across 103 AI capabilities.