This research investigates what is needed to lift the quality of Australian housing to align with international standards so as to address problems associated with aged and ill-performing housing stock in both the owned and rented sectors. It concludes that a national strategy to improve residential building quality should be developed and include regulatory mechanisms.

This report outlines the barriers to building and retaining a skilled electrical workforce, and charts a comprehensive roadmap to develop the workforce that will light the way to a clean energy future.

This capacity study on the workforce needs for Australia’s Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector provides critical evidence, insights, and recommendations as appropriate to support current and future workforce planning, including a detailed understanding of the current state and future needs of the sector’s workforce, with a focus on attraction and retention. The study...

This paper explores the potential of Generative AI powered by large language models for intelligence tasks involving unstructured data. It looks at potential areas for cooperation including opportunities for international Intelligence Community leaders to collaborate on the development and responsible deployment of AI.

This review considered whether the compulsory income management scheme is compatible with human rights and what its impact had been on communities where it was imposed. The report finds that the compulsory scheme limits human rights and as a result recommends its abolition in favour of a wholly voluntary scheme.