In 2023 the Australian Government reformed the Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme to make it more flexible and gender neutral. A key objective of the reforms was to encourage both parents to share caring arrangements. This project explored how forms and websites support parents’ intentions to share their parental leave entitlements.

Global conflict is causing an unprecedented shock to global oil and gas supply. A national fuel security plan has been agreed to, to coordinate a consistent response across the Commonwealth, states and territories. The plan is designed to keep community and business updated and provide an early understanding of further fuel security measures that may...

The report card is an important mechanism for taking stock of where Australia is making progress towards gender equality, and where challenges still remain. It presents both updated and new data points for the following areas: attitudes and norms; gender-based violence; unpaid and paid care; economic equality and security; health; and leadership, representation and decision...

The report outlines the Australian Government’s performance against its gender diversity target. For the fourth consecutive year, the Government has achieved target 1, ensuring women hold at least 50% of government board positions overall. Of the 357 boards across government portfolios, 299 boards have at least a 40% representation of women.

This review assesses the organisational capability of the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet (PM&C) to meet the challenges of the next four years. The review finds PM&C demonstrates strong foundations. However, the review identified four priority areas for improvement that are critical to PM&C’s success.