Report
Children and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Australia
This report highlights nine of the most urgent challenges and issues in terms of everyday use of GenAI tools, especially when children might be using these systems. All of these are in urgent need of greater research, including hearing more from children and young people about how they use, and how they wish to (or...
Report
Responding to turnover in DES
This report investigates the causes of employee turnover in Disability Employment Services (DES) and presents evidence from a survey of employees. It provides evidence-based recommendations for reducing turnover rates and fostering a more sustainable and resilient workforce.
Report
Locked in or left out: assessing the impact of post-employment restraints in Australia
Post-employment restraints – including non-compete clauses, non-solicitation agreements and non-disclosure clauses – aim to protect employers’ proprietary interests, client relationships and intellectual property. However, their broad application raises concerns about job mobility, wage growth and innovation. This report investigates the impacts of post-employment restraints on Australian workers and the motivations and experiences of small and...
Article
Harnessing AI for regulatory compliance in Australia
This article discusses how regulators are actively navigating the AI landscape, fostering cross-sector collaboration whilst focusing on ethical, safe, and accountable AI. The author argues that this endeavor will require the engagement at all levels of public service, civil society and professional communities of practice.
Literature review
What do we know about the causes of turnover?
This scoping review looks at academic and practitioner literature on voluntary employee turnover at Disability Employment Service (DES) providers. It found scant literature evaluating the efficacy of specific organisational interventions that could be implemented to reduce turnover. However, several inferences can be drawn concerning some strategies that organisations might implement to reduce turnover.