This report details the findings of an evaluation of the Australian Public Service Reform program 2022–2025. The evaluation found the program had successfully embedded foundations for ongoing reform and delivered tangible results. Positive changes across domains such as integrity, public satisfaction with services and public service capability were reported.

This report explores how governments can overcome barriers to deliver high-quality impact evaluations to contribute to policy development. It sets out the main evaluation methods available, ranging from randomised trials to quasi-experimental approaches, and highlights the conditions under which each can be applied.

This rapid evaluation compared three online training formats for professional development in the Australian Public Service – click‑through e‑learning, micro‑learning video and podcast – to inform future delivery. Using a randomised trial, survey and focus groups, it found that the video format was the most suitable option, offering strong effectiveness at a lower cost for...

This mixed method review synthesises findings about the impact of interventions on youth employment, skills development and wellbeing outcomes, how interventions work, and how to implement them well in OECD countries. It provides a wide-ranging overview of the available evidence on youth employment interventions, bringing together diverse types of available insights on factors that influence...