Three issues papers covering each of the themes of the Australian Government’s Economic Reform Roundtable: economic resilience, productivity, and budget sustainability and tax reform. They define the issues, set out recent trends and outline the big challenges and opportunities Australia is confronting.

This resource provides an interactive and graphical summary of information contained in the 2025-26 Australian Government Budget. It covers: budget balances and flows, changes since the last fiscal update and economic outlook and other budget aggregates.

This report looks at how generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) is starting to transform work, skills and the Australian labour market. It provides a whole-of-labour-market view of Gen AI’s potential, impact to date, and what’s needed to support Australia's digital and AI transition. The report finds that Gen AI is more likely to augment jobs...

The data used in this report enables the authors, for the first time, to quantify the economic impact of domestic violence on Australian women. The report sets out in detail how large numbers of women have not attained a degree, have left the labour force, have reduced their working hours, or have taken time off...

A final report of a holistic review into the funding of health services in New South Wales (NSW) examines its governance structure, how funds are delivered and strategies to address escalating costs. It finds that the NSW health system is a good one, however it has its failings. It provides 41 recommendations across 12 priority...

An economic scorecard that assesses the performance of each Australian state and ranks them across 10 key economic measures. Charts and tables are presented for each measure. The scorecard finds that Queensland is the overall best preforming state and New South Wales is the worst overall performing state.

The review investigated the support available to help more people start and complete apprenticeships and traineeships. This final report makes 34 recommendations to support high-quality apprenticeships and ensure the incentive system is effective and responsive to the needs of the labour market, apprentices and government.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has grown too big too fast, and its future is now at stake. This report shows how the NDIS can be saved by reining in costs. This blueprint to rebalance disability services would reduce NDIS payments by about $12 billion over the next 10 years and create further savings...

Australia's care system is coming under increasing pressure to deliver high-quality services at a sustainable cost. This interim report presents draft recommendations focused on three key policy reform areas: quality and safety regulation, collaborative commissioning to increase integration in care, and a national framework to support government investment in prevention.