This paper provides an overview of staff and staffing costs for federal regulatory bodies and agencies across the 2025 and 2026 financial years. It finds there have been significant increases over the past few financial years. It forecasts that in 2026 over half the federal government workforce will be engaged in regulatory activity.

The report provides the survey findings of human resources professionals and decision makers across private, public and not-for-profit organisations in Australia. It offers insights into recruitment and redundancy intentions, employee turnover rates and pay expectations. The report also examines the impact of recent legislative changes on workplace practices, including the right to disconnect and casual...

The Directing Change Scholarship program was a three-year program aimed at increasing representation of people with disability on boards through mentoring, networking and education. This evaluation found the program was successful in its aims and offered a range of benefits for program participants, including scholars, mentors and partner organisations.

Gender-based violence is a serious and pervasive issue in Australian schools. This blueprint provides a practical, evidence-based framework for governments on how to successfully implement, coordinate and monitor an evidenced-based approach to respectful relationships education. It identifies three key phases for education policy and decision makers to consider in implementing this approach.

This evaluation assessed the impact of a program aiming to place jobseekers with disability into roles by focusing on building employer confidence and capability. It found the program exceeded its original goals and a focus on the employer environment first was key to its success.