The Evidence Based Policy project highlights how policy design frequently fails to incorporate the best available evidence, or policy development practices. Far too often the news cycle, or narrow party politics determines what polices are enacted by state and federal politicians. This can result in failed policy implementation and poor results for citizens, politicians, and society at large, especially when it undermines public confidence in policy-making.

The 2022 report is the fifth in the series. For the first time, Per Capita has been joined by the Blueprint Institute to complete the analysis.