This report makes recommendations on principles and guidelines to support the safe use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Victoria’s courts and tribunals to maintain public trust in courts and tribunals. Guidelines are recommended to support court users, judicial officers and court and tribunal staff to implement the principles. The report contains 30 recommendations.

This statistical report provides a summary of data relating to Australia’s government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system, covering the period of 1 January to 30 September 2025. There were 1,027,380 students undertaking government-funded training in Australia in this period. Student numbers in all states and territories decreased except South Australia.

Migration is a complex topic for public debate. Net Overseas Migration (NOM), the difference between arrivals and departures, is a core driver of population change. This paper argues that the recent surge and subsequent fall in NOM in Australia are best understood as the delayed adjustment of a demand driven migration system after an unprecedented...

Strengthening engagement between economists and regulatory agency analysts can help generate research questions to inform policy and enhance agencies’ analytical capacities. This report reviews opportunities and challenges to improving such engagement and lays out an agenda for both researchers and agencies on better integrating economics research into the regulatory process.

The report investigates the rising violence in Australian schools and its profound impact on the emotional labour of public school principals. It calls for a whole-of-government response that recognises emotional labour as central to educational leadership and prioritises the safety, wellbeing and sustainability of Australia’s public school principals. Recommendations are provided at macro and micro...