This paper is a review of how Australia can improve is evidence based policy making, in particular by using currently restricted micro datasets from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

This report defines enduring principles to underpin the long-term funding of Australian higher education as well as specific recommendations and options for a reformed funding model. Australia’s future social and economic development depends on having an educated and highly skilled community, delivering creativity, innovation and improved productivity. Australian universities contribute to society by leading public...

Recent reviews and policy discussions of the various IP systems have consistently lamented the lack of hard data on the extent of the problem of infringement , what it costs and whom it affects, how firms respond, and how successful existing systems for IP enforcement are. This is hardly a new problem: over the years...

There are only two ways a country can sustain increases in productivity over time: through enhancing its skill base or by innovating more successfully. New figures reveal a very patchy performance, write Paul Jenson and Elizabeth Webster.

This report works towards producing an evidence base concerning the efficacy of early childhood interventions in Australia.