This report is about the challenges facing public interest journalism in Australia and policy responses to its structural decline. It synthesises a roundtable of industry, government and academic participants, identifying priorities including platform regulation, sustainable funding and professional standards. Participants agreed addressing market failure requires evidence‑based policy focused on transparency, long‑term viability and media literacy.

This report explores the veracity of the ‘low-tax’ label in Australia by examining both absolute measures of the tax burden and relative measures based on international comparisons. It proposes that the widely-held claim that Australia is a low-tax country is misleading and risks distorting public policy debates.

This working paper explores how major economic forces are transforming the way Australians develop skills across their working lives. The paper highlights why lifelong learning is becoming essential for individuals, employers and the broader economy. It presents evidence and insights on four key dynamics that are driving the growing importance of lifelong learning.

Concerns about poverty in Australia are rising as cost-of-living pressures hit hard, with a majority of people agreeing income support payments are not enough to live on, according to this research. It finds that 60% of people agree government policies have caused some Australians to experience poverty.

This report examines funding and resourcing for the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. The report sets out how, CSIRO’s research, including in partnership with industry, helps foster innovation and technological advancement. It makes recommendations in relation to the management and impact of recent and proposed job losses and program cuts.