This report assesses the cost and offsetting financial benefits of implementing a universal reproductive health leave entitlement for Australian workers. The value of lost productivity cost from reproductive health conditions is estimated at $21.3 billion per year. The aggregate net cost of up to 12 days of leave is estimated to be $1.7 billion.

Regulatory constraints suppress housing supply. This paper examines the relative extent of rising dwelling prices. While housing inflation is found to affect all states and Australian capital cities, it is found to be worst in New South Wales. It presents 6 recommendations for significant reform.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the energy sector in the coming decade, driving a surge in electricity demand from data centres around the world while also unlocking significant opportunities to cut costs, enhance competitiveness and reduce emissions. This report offers a comprehensive global analysis on the growing connections between energy and AI.

The report measures social cohesion in New Zealand across five dimensions with Australian comparison: sense of belonging, sense of worth, social inclusion and justice, participation, and acceptance and rejection. It finds that New Zealand’s social cohesion is 8 percentage points lower than in Australia and New Zealand lags on every dimension.

This report shows that there are fewer women than men running in the 2025 federal election and they are more likely to be running in ‘glass cliff’ seats that are hard to win and precarious to hold. Labor has a higher number of women than men running, but men still have a better shot at...