This strategic plan aims to build and strengthen governance and leadership skills among current and future Victorian local government councillors.

In this submission to Treasury, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman makes the case to lead world-first Ombudsman service for digital platform complaints.

This paper was presented as a lecture in the Department of the Senate Occasional Lecture Series at Parliament House. On 27 March the Victorian parliament passed legislation significantly reforming the upper house. Among other things, the Constitution (Parliamentary Reform) Bill 2003 reconstituted the Council to...

The NSW Labor Party, led by Chris Minns, is projected to form majority government after the 2023 NSW state election. This report outlines the Minns Government’s infrastructure policy and project commitments, including an overview of public infrastructure investment and market dynamics.

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Home Affairs' management of family-related visas.

The Government of South Australia has committed to a state-based implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, commencing with implementation of the First Nations Voice to the South Australian Parliament. This resource explains the model that has been passed by Parliament.

There is a wide-ranging agenda of issues to which this paper aims to make a start by examining past, current and projected levels of federal government expenditure and revenue, highlighting where the major shifts are occurring.

The 2021 OECD Survey on Drivers of Trust in Public Institutions provides a cross-country assessment of what influences people’s trust in government and public institutions. This paper analyses the open-ended survey responses in 16 OECD countries.

This report builds on the findings of the ARA’s 'Towards a national local content policy' (2022) report, which highlighted the risks of failing to adopt a standardised approach to local content. It seeks to support the implementation of its recommendations at state level, and quantify...

Internationally, privately-owned water systems have resulted in higher bills, largely because of rising interest costs, debt and dividend payouts. This report, commissioned by the Australian Services Union NSW & ACT, analyses the fiscal, economic and public health effects of privatising Sydney Water.

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Department of Social Services’ 2020 to 2022 procurement of counselling and support services provided through 1800RESPECT.

Public bodies are frequently abolished, but there is little public guidance on how to do this. This report sets out ten practical lessons to help ministers and civil servants to decide when abolitions should happen and then to manage them well.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD’s) website on artificial intelligence (AI) policy (the OECD.AI Policy Observatory) is the world’s best source for information on public policies dedicated to AI, trustworthy AI and international efforts to advance cooperation in AI. The author’s review of...

The Brookings Center on Regulation and Markets Regulatory Tracker (“Reg Tracker”) provides background information and status updates on a curated selection of particularly important regulatory changes.

The Menu of Evidence (the Menu) is an online portal and searchable repository of the best available evidence on what works for improving outcomes for children, young people, families, and carers.

This report has been prepared at the request of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme. It addresses each of the matters the Royal Commission identified in its request, and sets out the recommendations that, in the author's professional opinion, would address the concerns identified...

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Home Affairs’ management of its public communications and media activities.

Operation Clara was an investigation by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC). This report highlights the need for reforms to the regulation of lobbying in Victoria and makes recommendations to ensure those regulations are in step with other states and territories.

In November 2022, the British Academy convened three roundtable events, as part of its project on Technology and Inequality for the UK Government Office for Science. This document summarises the key insights that emerged during these three roundtable events.

This paper reflects the themes of a private roundtable held at the Institute for Government in November 2022 and a small number of associated interviews. It looks at how government communications can be most effective, including by considering the role of the Government Communication Service...

This report synthesises the lessons from six case studies and other research on government data sharing during the pandemic. It finds that current legislation, such as the Digital Economy Act and UK General Data Protection Regulation, does not constitute a barrier to data sharing.

This guide helps policy-makers reflect on how policy and regulation can affect people, businesses and community, as well as its broader economic and competition impacts. The Australian government’s rigorous approach to policy-making seeks to ensure that the costs and benefits of new policy are understood...