Research
Hawker Britton's occasional papers provide in-depth analysis on the most important public policy issues of the day, across Australia. You can view the Research & Papers Archive here.
United States-Australia Framework for Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths
27/10/2025On Monday 20 October 2025, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Donald Trump signed the United States-Australia Framework for Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths, a significant bilateral framework on critical minerals and rare earths at the White House, in a much anticipated first time meeting between… Continue reading United States-Australia Framework for Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths
MELBOURNE’S METRO TUNNEL TO OPEN IN DECEMBER
08/10/2025On Tuesday 7 October, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan announced the opening of the Metro Tunnel in early December. The Metro Tunnel project is one of the Government’s signature infrastructure projects, and a key pillar of Victoria’s Big Build. The Metro Tunnel acts as an alternative to the City Loop, connecting the Sunbury, Cranbourne and Pakenham… Continue reading MELBOURNE’S METRO TUNNEL TO OPEN IN DECEMBER
Digital Platform Regulators Forum: Immersive Technologies Working Paper
30/09/202530 September 2025 On Wednesday 24 September, the Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-REG) published a working paper on immersive technologies. Immersive technologies are those which enable users to experience and interact in three dimensions with digital content and includes technologies such as virtual reality, mixed reality, augmented reality and haptics. The working paper acknowledges the… Continue reading Digital Platform Regulators Forum: Immersive Technologies Working Paper
South Australian Ministerial Reshuffle
22/09/202522 September 2025 On Friday 19 September, South Australian Premier the Hon. Peter Malinauskas MP announced a ministerial reshuffle. This comes following an announcement on Thursday that Deputy Premier Susan Close and Treasurer Stephen Mullighan will retire from politics at the 2026 state election. The reshuffle is significant on several fronts. The cabinet appointment of… Continue reading South Australian Ministerial Reshuffle
Albanese Government sets a 2035 emissions reduction target of 62-70%
18/09/202518 September 2025 On Thursday 18 September, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen, and Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the Albanese Government’s 2035 emissions reduction target. The Albanese Government has set an emissions reduction target of 62-70% cent by 2035 on 2005 emissions levels. The 2035 target is based on… Continue reading Albanese Government sets a 2035 emissions reduction target of 62-70%