This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Commissioner’s review of the Queensland Police Service (QPS), conducted between March and June 2025. It concludes that the QPS must urgently realign its legislative mandate, operational structures and internal culture to better support its frontline workforce and meet the needs of the community. It makes 65...

This report provides an overview of AbSec’s February 2025 sector forum which brought together stakeholders to deliberate and shape the future of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child and family sector in New South Wales. Key outcomes included strengthened collective advocacy, shared priorities for reform and a renewed commitment to self-determination as the foundation...

Australian manufacturing has undergone significant transformation over the past few decades. This report on manufacturing explores the industry’s unique strengths and challenges with analysis of key performance factors such as economic and demand conditions, cost pressures, trade exposure, workforce needs and investment. It identifies key performance factors for 2024 and outlook themes for 2025.

This research analysed four decades of planning workforce and housing delivery data to expose the crisis facing Australia's planning system. Red tape has created a productivity crisis that more planners can't fix. To solve this complex problem, it is necessary to examine not only planner supply, but also planner demand.

The review includes a range of practical actions that have been taken to improve pro-integrity cultures across the Victorian public sector. It provides a framework that can assist the sector to identify different approaches for the development of fit-for-purpose interventions. The analysis is shared here for the benefit of practitioners across the sector.