This report presents the findings of the 2025 State of our TAFE survey. It finds excessive workloads, insecure employment and uncompetitive pay are driving skilled teachers out of the sector. The report sets out an agenda for governments to secure TAFE’s future and match investment in TAFE students with investments in the TAFE workforce and...

Rehabilitating and reintegrating prisoners is critical for improving community safety and reducing the high cost of running prisons. Ravenhall Correctional Centre, a private prison in Victoria, offers a unique model for reducing reoffending. This audit finds Ravenhall's overall results for reducing reoffending fall short of performance targets and is similar to other Victorian adult male...

The scorecard assesses all Australian planning systems and highlights the scale and pace of planning reform across the country. It benchmarks each state and territory according to four themes based on the objectives of the National planning reform blueprint. No jurisdiction scored greater than 3 out of 5 on their planning reforms.

The report provides an updated, data-driven assessment of diversity across Creative Australia’s workforce, investment and Australia’s arts and cultural sector. It establishes a framework for tracking change over time and measuring progress against broader national indicators. The report maintains a strong focus on communities that have historically faced barriers to participation and leadership in the...

This report assesses the scale, drivers and impacts of Australia’s illicit tobacco market, benchmarks Australia internationally and models how different policy approaches (excise reform plus strengthened enforcement) may affect legal consumption, illicit consumption and government revenue. It finds reducing excise rates would shift consumption away from illicit products.