The final report of the independent review of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, the legislative framework that underpins the Commonwealth workers’ compensation scheme. The review made 124 recommendations, focussing on: best practice in workers’ compensation; workers’ experience of the scheme; scheme coverage and entitlements; governance and administration; and reducing disputes.

This updated plan details progress made in implementing the National Skills Agreement and delivering on the national priorities for the Vocational Education and Training system, as well as new focus areas for the national priorities for 2026. It includes a set of state and territory case studies to highlight local initiatives to address each of...

The Boosting Apprentice Commencements (BAC) and Completing Apprentice Commencements programs aimed to support businesses take on an apprenticeship or traineeship during the COVID-19 pandemic. This evaluation sought to answer questions covering apprentice commencements and completions, apprentice and employer characteristics, and cost effectiveness. There are 7 major lessons for the design of future policies outlined in...

The Australian government has a priority to employ more First Nations peoples in the future decarbonisation workforce. This snapshot report gives an overview of the research project First Nations Engagement in the Transition to Net Zero. It includes a summary of the project, who was spoken to, what was heard and learned, and the resources...

An independent assurance review of the Targeted Compliance Framework (TCF) examined the TCF against operational policy, business rules and IT. The review makes a number of findings and recommendations, including some urgent actions and longer-term improvements. It finds that the system needs to be strengthened to ensure it operates as intended.