The outlook summarises the 2025–26 Budget and forward estimates for the general government sector, the public trading enterprise sector and the total Australian Capital Territory Government. It provides details of the projected Budget results, and background information including economic conditions and federal financial relations. An overview of initiatives and the infrastructure investment program are provided.

This research focuses on the opportunity to better utilise existing network infrastructure and reduce energy costs for Australian Capital Territory residents. It finds that significant population growth to 2045 and electrification can be accommodated within existing capacity if electric vehicle charging and water heating occurs in times of otherwise low electricity demand.

Operation Juno is an investigation into the conduct of Mr Walter Sofronoff KC., the Chair of the Board of Inquiry in the Australian Capital Territory. The investigation examined the circumstances surrounding communications with, and disclosures of, confidential material made to journalists during the Inquiry. Several elements of Mr Sofronoff’s conduct were found to fall within...

An inquiry into a bill to decriminalise cannabis for personal use introduced into the Parliament of Victoria. This report considers the operation of similar legislative amendments in the ACT and other evidence on cannabis decriminalisation. It recommends a range of amendments to the Bill.

This report explores the concept of merit in recruitment practices in a modern public sector context, drawing on interviews from three different jurisdictions in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. It outlines a set of key actions and details the latest thinking and practice for governments to consider in their respective recruitment and selection processes.