This report provides a summary of the monetary and fiscal policies enacted in Australia that were aimed at stabilising the domestic economy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Policy-makers and politicians often make anecdotal or fragmented use of research, using certain experiences and case stories to underpin policies as needed. They may also use evidence selectively to confirm their own beliefs or support political agendas. This paper has been prepared to support policy-makers’ research engagement skills that are needed at an organisational and...

This study aims to understand how policy-makers and researchers in Australia experience collaboration and the impediments and enablers they encounter.

Recognising diverse expertise makes for better policy, the Australia Cares project was founded to enable community-led policy development shaped by lived experience, and community and academic expertise. Drawing together the findings of 18 months of collaboration, deliberation and experimentation, this report marks the conclusion of the first phase of the project.

The NSW Government seeks to reform emergency services levy funding to establish a fairer and more sustainable system. This document evaluates the government's case for legislative reform.