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10 November 2025
In the context of fragmented global governance and mixed outcomes for AI, governments should prioritise building public trust through proactive civic engagement and regulatory innovation.
Maxwell Scott
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4 November 2025
Non-compete clauses slow wage growth, reduce labour mobility and are a drag on productivity. Removing these restrictive terms can boost workers’ choices while driving sustainable economic growth.
Andrew Leigh
31 October 2025
Australia has an opportunity to capitalise on its natural advantages and political shifts to accelerate its Net Zero transition. Attracting investment and the best global talent – while providing regulatory and market certainty through a carbon price – are critical policy levers.
Mona Mashhadi Rajabi and Martina Linnenluecke
24 October 2025
A living digital model for Australia could provide a powerful policy sandbox, helping governments to proactively build resilience, test new ideas and deliver more effective services.
Ehsan Noroozinejad, Greg Morrison and Nicky Morrison
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Australia should move beyond a market-driven approach to early childhood education and care. Instead, the community and not-for-profit sector should be expanded under a better regulated and adequately funded model.
Isabella Wilson
29 September 2025
NSW has made significant progress on gender and sexuality inclusion in public schools. But more can be done to address the systemic drivers of bullying and exclusion, including by providing practical support to schools.
Jacqueline Ullman & Cris Townley
25 September 2025
Compulsory aged care insurance for retirees could share the costs of care more equitably while offsetting growing budget pressures.
Jenny Gordon
Supporting gender and sexuality diverse students in NSW public schools
NSW has made significant progress on gender and sexuality inclusion in public schools. But more can be done to address the systemic drivers of bullying and exclusion, including by providing practical support to schools.
Aged care insurance: time to shift the burden from the young
Compulsory aged care insurance for retirees could share the costs of care more equitably while offsetting growing budget pressures.
Investing in prevention: a stocktake of Australian health policy
A more systematic approach to prioritising prevention will help boost productivity and refocus our health systems on individual and community wellbeing.
How Australia can make the most of China’s biotech boom
Through a strategy of selective engagement and active risk management, Australia can pursue a smart alignment of its research expertise in biotechnology with China’s advantages in large-scale testing and manufacturing.
First Nations first: tackling workplace diversity from its foundations
First Nations people, especially women, continue to face racism at work. A more concerted approach to addressing discrimination, emphasising Indigenous experiences, can support people to have safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces.
The power of migrant stories: using narratives to improve policymaking
Migration policy is commonly driven by macro-level data and, at times, political objectives, but incorporating the real-world experiences and stories of migrants can generate more human-centred policymaking, empathetic processes and policy settings.
Navigating complexity: reflections on the past and future of systems modelling in Australian health and social policy
Complex systems science is transforming health and social policymaking. Australia must invest in its systems modelling capability to realise its full analytical and policy potential.
Airspace housing: a practical framework for Australian cities
Australia can turn its underused rooftops into a low-carbon pipeline of up to 150,000 new homes.
How ready is Australia to improve productivity?
New research identifies the key determinants of Australia’s productivity – and how they compare internationally – meaning we can prioritise the most important reforms.
Universities can power Australia’s productivity revival
The Commonwealth Government’s upcoming Economic Reform Roundtable provides a rare opportunity to reframe the conversation around productivity and Australia’s leading knowledge asset: universities.
