What works in Australia
25 evaluated practices · All catalogues
Evidence snapshot for Australia
Australia demonstrates significant progress in workplace transparency and digital inclusion, with the WGEA's first public disclosure of employer gender pay gaps showing a median gap of 9.1% across ~5,000 employers, while 51% reduced their gaps in 2024–25. The country has pioneered large-scale government AI adoption through Australia's whole-of-government Microsoft 365 Copilot trial, which reached 5,000+ staff across ~60 agencies and achieved 77% user satisfaction. inDigiMOB has trained 169 Indigenous Digital Mentors and reached 14,000+ participants in remote communities since 2016, though digital exclusion remains roughly twice as high for First Nations Australians in remote areas compared to the wider population. Australian innovations in accessibility and social services include NVDA, the world's most widely used free screen reader at 65.6% usage with 97.6% satisfaction, and Ask Izzy, a service-finder that has logged over 10 million searches for people experiencing homelessness since 2016.
Drawn from: Australia's WGEA Employer-Level Gender Pay Gap Disclosure (2024) · Australia's Whole-of-Government Microsoft 365 Copilot Trial · inDigiMOB — Indigenous Digital Mentors for Remote Communities · NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access): Free Open-Source Screen Reader for Blind and Low-Vision Computer Users · Ask Izzy — Digital Service-Finder for People Experiencing Homelessness · Be Connected · National Relay Service — Auslan Video Relay Service (Australia) · Tech Savvy Seniors
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +0.67
Evidence of impact / measured public value +0.402
Documented learning +0.276
Demonstrated reach +0.265
Curator validation +0.25
Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced +0.201
Effectiveness +0.189
Teacher capability & pedagogy +0.187
Sustainability (ongoing) +0.186
Impact on gender equality +0.173
Scalability beyond pilot +0.168
Transparency, ethics & data protection +0.166
Evaluated outcomes +0.163
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +0.098
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced +0.084
Weaknesses
Transparency, fairness & accountability -0.103
Innovation level -0.123
Evidence of learning impact -0.16
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control -0.171
Top good practices here
Australia's WGEA Employer-Level Gender Pay Gap Disclosure (2024) · 96
Australia's Whole-of-Government Microsoft 365 Copilot Trial · 93
inDigiMOB — Indigenous Digital Mentors for Remote Communities · 92
Ask Izzy — Digital Service-Finder for People Experiencing Homelessness · 92
Be Connected · 92
National Relay Service — Auslan Video Relay Service (Australia) · 88
Tech Savvy Seniors · 88
Recommended to adopt or replicate
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work2future · fit 100
- Rated highly transferable