Only 527 of around 1,630 potential organ donors became donors in 2024 due to medical and logistic reasons. With 1,800 Australians currently on the transplant waitlist, this report highlights the critical need to increase the consent rate for organ donation to meet the demand for transplants.

This interim report provides an overview of the evidence received on two significant issues about the viability of nuclear power generation in Australia: the timeframes and cost of deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs). It finds that the deployment of nuclear power generation in the Australian context is currently not a viable investment of taxpayer...

Adaptability and agility, accuracy and accessibility should be the features of modern public procurement. These capabilities are especially urgent for public institutions to acquire while generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) develops exponentially into the next general-purpose technology. This paper proposes a framework for public procurement inspired by software architecture.

This audit was undertaken to determine whether the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has effective arrangements to support the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). The report found that partly effective arrangements were in place and made seven recommendations relating to AI governance, risk management, evaluation and information management. The ATO agreed to all recommendations.

This report details the need for a national labour hire licensing scheme, using horticulture as an example, to safeguard the rights and wellbeing of labour hire workers while also providing support for businesses. It recommends sustainable mechanisms to enforce labour hire licensing regulation in the horticulture industry and emphasises the importance of regulation consistency across...