This report recommends immediate short-term actions governments can take in the next 12-18 months to reduce emissions linked to government purchasing, as well as long-term structural reforms that use the size and power of the public service to help Australia reach net zero.

The inaugural 2024 Purpose of Government Pulse, conducted by the Centre for Policy Development through eight rounds of polling from 2015 to December 2023, explores Australian attitudes towards government, democracy and public capability.

The Centre for Policy Development has produced this briefing note, which sets out key elements of net-zero leadership for government.

This report proposes a framework to identify priority areas for investment and policy action, based on the levels of adaptive capacity in fossil-fuel exposed areas of regional Australia.

This discussion paper, from the Centre for Policy Development’s sustainable economy program, follows previous reports on climate transition risks and challenges for local economies. The paper describes seven dimensions of economic resilience and proposes metrics to gauge them.