The strategy focuses on strengthening Australia’s capacity to protect and defend Australia and its national interests within an increasingly contested and uncertain environment. It builds on the foundations of the inaugural 2024 strategy by increasing efforts to develop greater self-reliance, prioritising capability acquisition, improving national civil preparedness and resilience, and increasing coordination with regional partners.

The report provides a picture of how evaluation is used across the Australian Public Service. It looks at how well evaluations are planned, carried out and used, and how evaluation culture is developing across government. It reflects findings on evaluation types; use of evaluation evidence; capability building efforts; and culturally appropriate and ethical evaluation.

This report presents data collected in a multi-year investigation of how Australians use media. It explores social media, YouTube use and the importance of internet access to media consumption. The report includes survey results finding that for most users, news is a very small, and often incidental component of their social media use.

Australians with intellectual disability face one of the lowest rates of open employment. This report distils the evidence on what works, what doesn’t, and how stakeholders can take practical steps to close the employment gap, including helping employers design jobs and supports that suit the person.

This series of resources focuses on the importance of cultural awareness and sensitivity in disability support and service delivery. The 14 workbooks support culturally sensitive practices and help organisations realise the benefits of cultural and linguistic diversity.