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Jul 2025 Major Projects Facilitation Agency

New clean energy and resource projects awarded major project status

Two new projects, one in silica mining and the other in carbon capture and storage, will boost Australia’s clean energy future.
Jul 2025

Clearer labelling for seafood in hospitality settings is here

Hospitality businesses can start labelling the origin of seafood dishes in line with new consumer labelling laws.
Jul 2025

Gas supply and demand outlook for 2025 quarter 4

The Australian Government will not activate the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism (ADGSM) for the October to December 2025 quarter.
Jun 2025 Office of the Chief Economist

Australia’s resources and energy exports set to soften amid trade uncertainties

We have released updated forecasts for Australia’s commodity exports in the June 2025 edition of the Resources and energy quarterly (REQ).

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  • 4 March 2020

    VR: virtual reassurance

    Athletes were (understandably) nervous about drug testing processes. The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority used innovative technology to calm their fears.
  • 18 February 2020

    Diplomacy in your carry-on

    Setting up an emergency diplomatic post used to take a couple of weeks and a chartered plane. Could it be done quicker, smaller and smarter?
  • 11 February 2020

    What if we assumed the best?

    We assume regulators want to catch people doing the wrong thing. But what if we paid attention to what people do right?
  • 6 February 2020

    Use a model, if you know what we mean

    Sometimes in order to understand a theory or something complex, you need to build a model of it. Sometimes these models can teach you something surprising.
  • 30 January 2020

    Context changes everything

    If you’re trying to help people, make sure you pay attention to the context they’re working in. Context can even change what a measurement means.
  • 19 December 2019

    Innovation strategy? Here’s one we prepared earlier

    Do you need an innovation strategy? Australia has signed up to the Declaration on Public Sector Innovation, which provides 5 principles for innovation.
  • 28 November 2019

    New guides for public engagement and participation

    Our APS Engage team has released a suite of tools to help public servants engage with people to deliver better policy, programs and services.
  • 30 August 2019

    Helping the APS get innovation(ish)

    Is it more important to be right, or to have a go? Researchers from Stanford’s D.School have a surprising answer.
  • 10 July 2019

    Meeting the needs of indigenous businesses

    How can we ensure government support programs meet the needs of Indigenous businesses? A new research report provides insights.
  • 4 July 2019 Office of the Chief Economist

    Introducing the Program Analytics Tool

    This interactive tool provides insights into businesses participating in our programs.
  • 1 July 2019

    Innovation Month 2019 Launch

    Our Deputy Secretary, Elizabeth Kelly PSM, launched Innovation month.
  • 10 April 2019

    Opportunities to learn Human Centred Design

    Bizlab Academy have released new dates for Human Centred Design 1.01. Select places are available for policy, program and service delivery providers.