Briefing paper
Benefits and risks of implementing cloud-based technology for child sexual abuse investigations in Australia
This paper investigates how a shared responsibility model for cloud-based infrastructure (CBI) could allow investigators to take advantage of CBI's benefits to scale, speed and inter-agency cooperation while minimising the risk to law enforcement agencies and victims. It proposes CBI as a scalable method to manage this material, arguing for a tailored security environment to...
Policy report
Elections during crisis: global lessons from the Asia-Pacific
During 2020 states the world over learned just how challenging it can be to organise full, free, and fair elections in the middle of a pandemic. This paper provides an overview of lessons from the Asia-Pacific region, which highlight innovations and emerging good practice, as well as growing issues of concern.
Policy report
Prioritising Parliament: roadmaps to reviving Australia’s Parliaments
This policy brief canvasses key options available for reopening parliament and seeks to examine the key obstacles to employing alternative means for parliamentary sittings, such as sitting remotely.
Policy report
Securing democracy: Australia’s pandemic response in global context
This policy brief places the Australian response to the COVID-19 pandemic in global perspective, focusing on how the pandemic has affected the democratic system and assessing how the government’s response complies with democratic standards.
Working paper
Electoral democracy in Australia: crisis, resilience and renewal
This paper examines the state of Australian democracy and considers some mechanisms that have been said to have the potential to improve democratic representation.