This report presents findings from the Relational Futures project, an Indigenous led study examining how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encountering and responding to artificial intelligence (AI), including generative systems, automated decision-making tools, and AI companions. It demonstrates that artificial intelligence is not only a technical issue, but a relational, cultural and political...

This guide supports decision makers in the Commonwealth public sector to make decisions that serve the public interest and maintain public trust. It provides practical advice to assist decision makers when faced with ethical dilemmas, to reduce the risk of decision-making being corrupted.

This snapshot discusses suicidal thoughts and behaviours in adolescence. This research highlights that, among young Australians, positive relationships with parents and peers and school connections during adolescence are associated with the reduced likelihood of suicidal thoughts and behaviours during early adulthood. Collectively, the evidence supports a cross-portfolio, prevention-focused approach to reduce risk.

This summary is based on the results in the OECD Taxing wages 2026 report. It focuses on two of the eight household types examined in the report. The summary presents effective tax rates on labour in Australia and compares these with rates in other OECD member countries.

War in Iran and the resulting impacts on energy markets have intensified debate about Australia’s gas exports. While Australian debate on taxation of gas features regular international comparisons, a comparison with Japan itself is rarely made. This report aims to fill this gap with a basic introduction to Japan’s Petroleum and Coal Tax.