The age pension is the government’s means tested income support for eligible seniors. It is a significant component of Australian Government expenditure. This audit provides assurance to Parliament on the Department of Social Services’ (DSS) and Services Australia's administration of the age pension. It finds the DSS’s oversight of the age pension is partly effective.

Australians are spending more on music than ever before, but less is going to Australian artists. Policy support matters – Australia’s arts funding is among the lowest in the developed world. United States artists dominate Australian charts, but the example of Taiwan shows what better support for the arts can do.

Australian Government entities are required to embed the Australian Government Framework for governance of Indigenous data. In response, the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has co-designed an implementation plan with Aboriginal and Torres Islander and non-government partners to ensure that First Nations people are afforded the right to exercise ownership and control over Indigenous...

The Australian Government has taken world-leading action to reduce online harms experienced by young Australians by introducing a minimum age of 16 to access social media. The Online Safety Act 2021 (the Act) was amended in November 2024 to introduce a social media minimum age framework. This fact sheet sets out the background, legal framework...

A practical guide outlining the rights of people with disability at work and employers’ responsibilities to ensure fair, inclusive employment. It explains the requirement to assess applicants on their ability to perform essential job tasks and the legal duty to provide reasonable adjustments such as modifying recruitment, equipment or work practices unless this causes unjustifiable...