Public acceptability is an essential condition for the successful implementation of needed reforms. The report proposes a new framework for analysing the public acceptability of inequality-reducing policies. It outlines a new instrument to support policymakers: the Public Acceptability Tool, including a set of complementary tools that can help adapt and tailor the general framework.

Summarising the sharp swings in education policy over the last two decades, the paper highlights the need for a ‘values-based’ vision of Australian schooling that renews and re-articulates the moral purpose of schooling. It calls for transforming NAPLAN into a digital learning tool, in addition to its role in national assessment.

This examination of policymaking in the energy sector combines research on the current state of the sector with five in-depth case studies, each measured against an assessment framework to identify areas for improvement. The report makes recommendations towards a more coordinated, evidence-based, and inclusive approach to energy policy.

This assessment tool supports the measurement of the quality of policymaking processes – both existing and planned – across sectors. It provides a flexible framework for rating public policy processes using information available in the public domain. The framework's objective is to simplify the path towards best practice, evidence-informed policy.

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current Indigenous housing system in Australia to support development of future policies. The research looked at how Indigenous housing is managed, funded and regulated in Australia and ways to support Indigenous Australians in making their own decisions about their housing.