The Nixon Review was established to complement work already being progressed by the Department of Home Affairs. This work addresses migrant worker exploitation, and aims to more effectively prevent, deter and sanction abuse of Australia's visa framework.

The Southeast Asian region presents a major opportunity for Australian business. The region and Australia share bright economic growth prospects, geographical proximity, and a need for trade diversification. Special Envoy for Southeast Asia, Nicholas Moore AO, led the development of this strategy to identify a path to increase two-way trade and investment.

This policy document presents a long-term vision for how Australia's development program will meet the critical needs of our partners, while also supporting Australia’s national interests and the interests shared with other countries in our region.

The Sustainable development report reviews progress made each year on the Sustainable Development Goals since their adoption by the 193 UN Member States in 2015. Midpoint on the way to 2030, this year’s edition takes stock of progress so far, and discusses priorities to restore and accelerate SDG progress.

The race to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) is a key aspect of strategic competition, as major world powers seek to export value systems through the technical standards they promote. This report considers the main regulatory frameworks worldwide, with examples from the United States, the European Union, Japan, China and Canada, as well as various international...

The world is rife with 'wicked' problems — problems that no one knows how to solve without creating further problems. The author of this paper proposes a new international organisation, the Wicked Problems Agency, to catalyse both data sharing and data analysis in the interest of mitigating wicked problems.

This report examines how Australia can build on its strengths and opportunities to become a leading destination for trade and investment in the future global green economy.

The United States and its allies are in a strategic competition with China in which the race to develop and deploy emerging technologies will play a decisive role. Pillar Two of the trilateral AUKUS agreement, which focuses on jointly developing advanced capabilities between the three countries, holds the potential to supercharge progress.

This report makes timely policy recommendations on how G7 countries can set the global agenda for artificial intelligence (AI) governance, including establishing a common lexicon for AI and streamlining regulation between national, regional and professional organisations. It was developed in cooperation with the CSIS AI Council and working group, an international and cross-disciplinary group of...

The Multiculturalism, Identity and Influence Project has contributed a unique and extensive body of data and analysis to inform public and policy discussions on how Chinese-Australian communities see Australia and their place in it. This capstone report summarises the findings of the project’s major outputs, including providing a consolidated analysis of three years of focus...