Economic development
Report
Sustainable development in the Pacific and the role of the New Zealand private sector
Sustainable development that reduces poverty and inequalities in the Pacific is realistic and achievable, but a continuing challenge is ensuring that development strategies are inclusive of those most in need.
Report
Development of a prototype Australian mental health intervention classification: a working paper
This report presents a brief history of the development of the Mental Health Intervention Classification (MHIC) that has been designed for use in Australian health-care settings, and details the most recent iteration of the classification scheme. The rationale for developing a MHIC is to allow collection of mental health intervention information using a standard classification...
Briefing paper
The case for making public policy evaluations public
This brief sets out the case for making public policy evaluations public. It first reviews the various challenges associated with impact evaluations, paying particular attention to the unique hurdles involved in evaluating Indigenous policy. Lessons learned from clinical trials registries in medical research are then used to argue that Australian economic and social policy evaluations...
Report
Extractive resource development in a changing climate: learning the lessons from extreme weather events in Queensland, Australia
This report highlights challenges to future industry and local communities in Central Queensland’s coal mining region based on climate-influenced drought and flooding experienced since 2000.
Report
Global risks 2013
This report has been developed through an annual survey of over 1,000 experts from industry, government, academia and civil society who were asked to review a landscape of 50 global risks.