This report examines Commonwealth offences sentenced in Victoria’s adult courts in the five years to 30 June 2023. It identifies the agencies that prosecuted Commonwealth offences, the demographics of federal offenders, the sentence types imposed for Commonwealth offences and the most commonly sentenced Commonwealth offences in Victoria.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework (HPF) was developed to monitor progress towards health equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The HPF collates information about health outcomes, broader determinants of health, health protective and risk factors, and access to health services. This report presents key findings from Western Australia.

Australia’s self-employment rate has fallen sharply since the early 2000s. This report shows a fall in unincorporated self-employment aligns closely with changing labour market incentives. Unincorporated businesses that employ workers experienced the greatest decline, while solo self-employment fell modestly and the share of company owners grew. The patterns are interpreted as reflecting two broad trends.

This is the report on the investigation of corruption issues relating to the conduct of six persons referred by the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme. The report found that two of the six individuals engaged in serious corrupt conduct, and that the remaining four did not engage in corrupt conduct.

This paper examines the economic case for the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and concludes that many of the arguments for reducing it are based on persistent myths rather than evidence. The paper argues that housing should not dominate the CGT debate. It finds that some form of concessional treatment for capital gains is economically...