This is the first report from the Illicit Tobacco and E-cigarette (ITEC) Commissioner on Australia's illicit tobacco and e-cigarette market. This report provides a centralised, data-driven assessment to help counter illicit trade and its damaging health and community impacts, and identifies areas to guide the way forward.

Public inquiries have become more prominent in the UK but are increasingly slow, costly and ineffective, weakening public trust. This analysis identifies the underlying drivers and recommends targeted reforms to ensure inquiries are fit for purpose and better able to deliver meaningful outcomes for victims and the public.

A review of solitary confinement and similar practices in youth detention in Australia. The report finds these practices cause serious harm, breach international human rights standards and disproportionately affect First Nations children and children with disability. It makes 24 recommendations to prohibit solitary confinement, strengthen safeguards and ensure youth justice systems adopt trauma-informed, rights-based approaches.

Aboriginal young people leaving care in New South Wales face serious and enduring challenges as they transition into adulthood. This report examines the current housing landscape for Aboriginal young people exiting care, extended care arrangements and available financial entitlements across Australia, while identifying best practice initiatives within Australia and internationally.

This artificial intelligence (AI) snapshot shows recent trends and developments in generative AI. It found that the expansion of AI-enabled products and services offers opportunities for consumers and businesses, yet it also carries the risk of introducing new challenges and amplifying existing consumer problems.