Report
A better bet: how Australia should prevent gambling harm
Australia has the highest gambling losses in the world. This report argues Australia should ban gambling ads and introduce loss limits on pokies and online betting to stop the industry causing more harm. This report recommends a multi-pronged strategy to prevent gambling harm.
Report
Learning lessons: the future of small-group tutoring
Despite initially being envisaged as a temporary program in response to COVID-19 pandemic school closures, small-group tutoring has attracted a great deal of attention from various policymakers as a potential solution to Australia’s student achievement problem. However, while the appeal of small-group tutoring as a permanent feature of Australian education is understandable, policymakers should carefully...
Guide
Climate and environmental whistleblowing
With the rising influence of fossil fuel industries over Australian politics, this guide has been produced to protect and empower environmental and climate whistleblowers. It is a practical legal resource to support any person to raise concerns about climate and environmental wrongdoing in Australia.
Report
The science of maths and how to apply it
Australian students’ results on international tests of mathematics (TIMMS) and numeracy (PISA) lag behind many comparable countries and have stagnated or declined compared to previous years. Policy responses to address disappointing educational outcomes have enjoyed limited overall success. The author of this paper argues that this is because a piece of practice and policy has...
Report
Achieving digital platform public transparency in Australia
This report explores some of the public transparency measures that might be possible in Australia, in both the online safety and misinformation and disinformation regulatory frameworks. It explores the current state of play and international best practice examples, and proposes some mechanisms that might improve transparency in Australia going forward.