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Journal article
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control – time for a civil society equivalent?
This paper proposes that it is time to establish a civil society equivalent of Article 5.3 of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control to protect reputable organisations from associating with or lending support and credibility to the tobacco industry.
Report
Increasing and improving community mental health supports in Western Australia
Service providers have long been aware of the lack of community mental health supports in Western Australia. This project brought together co-design and research processes to examine the need for community mental health supports from a lived experience perspective.
Policy report
Culture shock: COVID-19 and the cultural and creative sectors
Cultural and creative sectors are important in their own right in terms of their economic footprint and employment. They also spur innovation across the economy, as well as contribute to numerous other channels for positive social impact. However they are among the hardest hit by the pandemic, with large cities often containing the greatest share...
Report
Go for zero: how Australia can get to zero COVID-19 cases
This report outlines the health, social, and economic costs associated with three different scenarios: widespread COVID-19 infections, lockdowns, and low-level community transmission. It argues that Australia can minimise the costs to the community over time by taking steps to drive active COVID-19 cases down to zero, in line with the goal set by the National...
Report
Decision making in a crisis
The coronavirus pandemic required the UK government to take high-stakes decisions under conditions that make good policy making hard. This report examines three key groups of decisions made by the government in its early response to the pandemic: the economic support package, the commitment to run 100,000 tests per day by 30 April, and the...