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Briefing paper
Public attitudes to COVID-19 policies and vaccination
This briefing summarises the findings from a survey of the Australian public on their attitudes to COVID-19 policies, including vaccination.
Briefing paper
Does process matter? Experimental evidence that policy makers should advertise process as well as outcomes
This paper summarises the findings of a recent academic article published by the authors.
Briefing paper
Enlisting the support of trusted cue-givers to tackle public policy challenges
While many governments already do rely on public health experts for advice and public messaging in health policy-making, studies such as this one provide experimentally validated evidence for the efficacy of involving trusted sources in health policy development, as well as public communication about health-saving...
Briefing paper
Who we turn to for information and how much we trust it: health information versus general information
Who do we turn to for health information and how much do we trust that information? Last year, the Policy Lab ran a representative survey of 1,000 Australians – as part of the Australian Cooperative Election Survey – to look at this very question. This...
Journal article
Enlisting the support of trusted sources to tackle policy problems: the case of antimicrobial resistance
The capacity of governments can be constrained by low levels of public trust. This stands in contrast to ‘medical scientists’ who are generally highly trusted by the public. This article tests to what extent trusted sources can alter attitudes towards a policy proposal to regulate...