This report aims to inform the ongoing discussion of rental housing policy with new evidence about the experience of renting in the Australian private rental sector. The report notes that rents have surged by 47% in the past five years and calls for nationwide rental increase limits.

This report contributes to debates over tax reform by examining the system of business taxation in Australia. It identifies five challenges, illustrating that the problems with Australia’s system of business taxes are complex and multifaceted. The report presents five reform steps which would deliver a simpler, lower and more productive system.

The 2024 Climate Change Authority Annual Progress Report made recommendations that addressed the issues of achieving renewable energy targets, maintaining system security and reliability as the share of renewables increases, connecting renewables to the grid more quickly and unlocking more generation and storage at the local level. This report provides further advice on those issues...

The renewable energy transition is well underway in Australia, but the deployment of renewable energy generation, storage and transmission infrastructure needs to accelerate to keep pace with net zero requirements. This report analysed deployment progress to date, build rates and pipeline capacity across Australian jurisdictions to understand how each jurisdiction is tracking towards renewable energy...

The final report for an inquiry into markets for the supply of digital platform services. The report examines recent international legislative and regulatory developments, unfair trading practices and dispute resolution; major developments and key trends in services; and potential and emerging competition and consumer issues. The report reinforces the need for regulatory reform.