How 'bad' public policy happens and what makes for bad public policy are the subject of this report. It identifies five inherent vices of policy – unpreparedness, non-learning, uncertainty, maliciousness, and non-compliance – and outlines a set of management practices that can help inform policy design and curb the worst excesses of bad policy.

This green paper aims to deepen understanding of food security and inform policymaking in a changing geopolitical and technological context. It outlines 14 policy options including centralising the coordination, and decentralising the delivery, of preparedness activities; establishing accountability; and embedding food security as a national security priority and a key element of Australia’s engagement across...

An assessment of the track records and promises of the major parties and key cross-benchers in relation to climate policy. The report concludes that the Labor Party has a credible plan to cut climate pollution, while the Federal Coalition is proposing policies that will worsen climate impacts.

Independent reviews can be a useful tool in the policymaking process. This report looks at why reviews are commissioned and how they have been set up and run. It makes recommendations for reviewers and officials on how to run a review, and for government on effectively commissioning them and systematically learning the lessons from past...

This report presents a new economic model for Community Land Trusts in Australia that strengthens their business case through advanced land and housing taxation methods. It shows how value-based ground leases, indexed resale formulas and targeted public investment can reduce home costs by 39%, halve mortgage requirements and deliver perpetual affordability.