The plan outlines the communication, engagement, guidance and training activities that the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission and Services Australia will deliver to support older people and the sector to transition to the Aged Care Act 2024.

Approaches to regulating artificial intelligence (AI) have turned from discussions around safety, ethics and human rights, into ones around productivity, efficiency and worker outputs. This report is a literature review around current AI productivity claims. It is intended to provide key insights and evidence-based counterpoints to current claims around AI productivity.

Moving to a more authentic and comprehensive measure of productivity means recognising that not all value is immediate, monetised or measurable in output per hour terms. This paper outlines some practical, forward-looking approaches to ensure Australia's productivity framework reflects the true value of service-sector investments and supports better policy decisions in a time of transformation.

This report analyses the 2024 Australian Early Development Census results, showing increased levels of developmental vulnerability in Australian children. There is also a continued trend of worrying levels of developmental vulnerability amongst children living in the most disadvantaged areas. It finds that without targeted strategies, educational inequity will deepen, not narrow.

This study examines the housing and support needs of younger people in residential aged care and their experiences transitioning out. Despite NDIS access, many face barriers including inadequate funding, unmet housing preferences and limited support. These challenges restrict independence, highlighting the need for skilled transition support, responsive housing options, and better data to guide policy...