Maintained by an independent body rather than by the departments delivering the programs, which is the structural feature that makes the rest of it possible.

The July 2026 compilation reports that of 19 targets, 1 has been met, 3 are on track, 5 are improving but not on track, and 4 are worsening -- adult imprisonment, children's early development, out-of-home care and suicide. It states this without hedging.

The 2026 edition also began incorporating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-governed data, which is a change in who holds the pen rather than a presentational improvement, and the accompanying recommendations address Indigenous data sovereignty directly.

The register records a limitation alongside the win: the Productivity Commission has separately noted declining transparency over how federal funding agreements support Aboriginal community-controlled organisations. Good outcome data does not imply good expenditure data.

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