The focus of this book chapter is on how leaders and executives can improve their strategic decision-making around staff resourcing to foster work opportunities for people with disabilities and also support strategic business objectives. It outlines evidence-based strategies for disability inclusion.

An investigation of the underlying drivers of recent cost growth in Australian public hospital services. The report identifies several key cost growth factors and provides nine recommendations for consideration by the Board of Treasurers to inform ongoing negotiations on the next five-year National Health Reform Agreement expected to commence in July 2026.

This review is part of the Australian Government's work in conducting reviews of laws to assess how they apply to artificial intelligence (AI) use. This report outlines that the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), when combined with other laws, can generally handle challenges that come with AI products and services. It makes six findings.

The European Union's (EU's) security and defence partnerships (SDP) are non-legally binding documents that provide ‘mutually beneficial frameworks’ to promote defence and security cooperation between like-minded states. The idea of an Australia-EU defence pact was floated in May 2025. This paper outlines what is being proposed, strategic considerations and next steps.

This analysis reveals there is no financial crisis at the Australian National University (ANU). Audited financial statements show that the ANU generated a $90 million surplus in 2024. The paper outlines items the auditor included and that the ANU leadership rejected. It finds the underlying declared deficit changes the audited result in ways that cannot...