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Jack Isherwood
Dr Jack Isherwood is a Senior Policy Advisor at the Australian Public Policy Institute. Since joining the Institute in 2023, he has contributed to a wide range of policy projects, ranging across artificial intelligence, child protection, and vocational education and training (VET) sector reform. Jack also plays a key role in the Institute's Grants and Policy Futures workstreams, serving as a grants reviewer and curriculum lead. Holding a PhD in Political and Social Thought from the Australian Catholic University, Jack's doctoral research focused on civil discourse and civil disobedience in the liberal political tradition. Prior to his role at the Institute, Jack worked in higher education management at Western Sydney University, where he specialised in the design and delivery of short, online courses for upskilling professionals. Jack's core interests lie in harnessing data and emerging technologies to foster innovative and sustainable policymaking, and he has published several pieces on artificial intelligence policy and climate change adaptation in the Institute's digital publication, The Policymaker.
  • Federal Election Tracker: Explore what parties are promising

    16 April 2025

    The Policymaker's Federal Election Tracker is a tool to track political commitments made by Australia’s major parties.

    Jack Isherwood and Annemie Verbeke

  • Unlocking the potential of residential battery storage in NSW

    26 July 2024

    While the environmental and energy impetus for residential battery storage is well established, adopting a “mission” approach could help governments deliver on broader social, economic and sustainability objectives.

    Jack Isherwood

  • Microcredentials: Small steppingstones towards a more inclusive future?

    10 October 2023

    Skills mismatches will grow due to climate change and its economic fallout. Microcredentials can enable rapid and inclusive re-skilling while offering universities an opportunity to re-invent their mission in a “climate changed” world.

    Jack Isherwood

  • A black sky and some green shoots: how to shape AI for the common good

    4 July 2023

    A passive approach to emerging artificial intelligence technologies could generate significant social problems – but “mission economy” and “just transition” approaches to AI can unlock a better, more inclusive future.

    Jack Isherwood

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