The paper explores disparities in educational attainment and earnings trajectories among Australian-born children of diverse parental migration backgrounds from mid-adolescence to early adulthood. It highlights the importance of considering parental migration backgrounds in understanding post-school outcomes of Australian-born children. The paper finds that Non-English Speaking Background second-generation immigrants exhibit superior academic outcomes.

A report card with the most recent data on the social and economic equality issues facing women in Australia. It highlights key data on gender-based violence, economic equality and security, unpaid and paid care, health, First Nations women, and leadership, representation and decision-making. It finds that Australians are increasingly rejecting problematic beliefs about gender equality.

Assistance animals are trained to support the independence and wellbeing of people with disability. This paper invites feedback on draft national principles for the regulation of assistance animals in the interests of clarity and national consistency.

This paper discusses student participation and engagement with the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests – factors that impact the quality and usefulness of the results. It provides the latest trends and highlights important considerations for the interpretation of students’ results and future implementation of NAPLAN.

This plan sets out a coordinated approach for the Australian Public Service to attract, develop and retain people with skills in the rapidly growing data, digital and cyber areas. It outlines workforce challenges, a coordinated approach to tackling these challenges using the benefits of scale and collaboration and identifies four key action areas.