The bill proposes a framework for a national, long-term approach to housing affordability and homelessness, including a 10-year National Housing and Homelessness Plan and the creation of a National Housing and Homelessness Advocate. The committee recommended against the bill, saying it would duplicate existing work and create unnecessary bureaucracy. The dissenting argument is an evidence-based...

This report summarises evidence from stakeholders and offers recommendations for amending the Bill before its passage. While generally supportive of the Bill's intent, the Committee identifies areas requiring refinement, particularly regarding children's online privacy, automated decision-making transparency, and the proposed statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy.

This is the final report on an inquiry into recent allegations of and responses to misconduct in the Australian operations of the major accounting, audit and consultancy firms (including but not exclusive to the ‘Big Four’).

The purpose of this inquiry is to review recurring issues that have arisen in recent years across several government agencies relating to the effectiveness of government policy and program design implementation. The areas the report focuses on across six audit reports are: policy and program design, policy planning and implementation, governance and risk management, and...

This paper presents a range of economic and other statistical indicators for the states and territories of Australia. To facilitate comparisons, indicators are presented in relative terms such as growth rates, percentages, or proportions of gross state product, so comparisons can be made using equivalent measures.