The report provides a summary on the state of the climate indicators in 2024 including sections on extreme events and impacts. The report underlines the massive economic and social upheavals from extreme weather and the long-term impacts of record ocean heat and sea-level rise. 2024 is the warmest year in the 175-year observational record.

An inquiry into whether Australian Government contract management frameworks are fit-for-purpose and support optimal outcomes from Government expenditure. The report finds shared weaknesses in contract management across the public sector and recommends mandatory self-assessment for Government entities and stronger action by the Department of Finance.

This report examines the financial sustainability of not-for-profit organisations delivering social services to vulnerable Australians. It highlights staffing issues, service contraction and negative flow-on effects for government. The report recommends Australian governments respond with an evidence-informed contracting process, indexation of funding, an impact-based response to social and economic shifts, and data asset development to enhance...

Children and young people have unique perspectives on the world around them and the spaces they frequent. This report provides insights from primary school students into what they see and how they connect to the world around them. It concludes neighbourhoods need to be child friendly and child safe.

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...