Report
Losing the game: state of our schools in 2017
Australia is losing the education game. We will not return to the winner’s list until we address inequity in our schools. Funding lies at the core of that inequity.
Report
Settling better: reforming refugee employment and settlement services
Since the end of World War II, successive governments have helped more than 800,000 refugees and displaced people of different nationalities and faiths to build new lives in Australia. Our humanitarian migration program – one of the world’s largest – enjoys the backing of all major political parties and broad community support. As Prime Minister...
Discussion paper
Avoiding gridlock: policy directions for Australia's electricity system
Australia’s national energy landscape has been transformed since the creation of the National Electricity Market two decades ago. The rapid uptake of renewable technology and leaps forward in energy efficiency and storage have been game changers for generators, distributors, retailers and consumers of electricity. If harnessed effectively, these changes can move us closer to the...
Article
Climate change and director's duties: memorandum of opinion
This legal opinion on fiduciary duties and climate change was commissioned for a business roundtable attended by senior business leaders, fund managers, legal experts and regulators in Melbourne in October 2016.
Report
Uneven playing field: the state of Australian schools
Examining key data from the My School website, this report shows: Equity in schools is declining; Enrollment growth in more advantaged schools is growing strongly while enrolment growth in more disadvantaged schools is well below the national average; A schools hierarchy is hardening along advantage/disadvantage lines - Disadvantaged students are increasingly concentrated in disadvantaged schools...