This report presents the results from the 2023–24 Fraud against the Commonwealth census and the measures taken to prevent, detect or respond to fraud. Australian Government entities detected or received 288,808 allegations of fraud in 2023–24. Program information and program payments were the principal targets of substantiated internal and external fraud allegations respectively.

This report examines how rental prices have changed over the past decade. It shows that rents have soared in every Australian capital city. The findings show that Australia’s social housing system has failed to keep pace with demand. Rent increases are a national problem affecting people from all walks of life.

This policy paper outlines the big picture changes necessary to transform Australia’s digital regulation into systemic focussed legislation. In this update, the likely challenges for a comprehensive online safety package in Australia are further probed. The paper includes analysis on potential barriers to systems-driven online safety reforms, consideration of the Online Safety Act Review Report...

Research into the prevalence of young worker exploitation within the Australian labour force and the ways in which this exploitation may be combatted through the use of digital tools and data science. The report affirms the alarming rate at which young workers are underpaid and makes recommendations to combat young worker exploitation through the use...

Australia must protect or conserve nature on an additional 60 million hectares of land over the next five years. This paper examines how tax concessions for farmers and landholders who adopt conservation covenants might influence farmers' decisions to enter conservation covenants. It shows how the complexity and uncertain benefits of this incentive are likely limiting...