The sovereign citizen movement has grown beyond a nuisance and into an escalating national security challenge for many countries. This policy brief outlines the problem, what should be done, and the background landscape – including understanding the national security risks and harms. The brief outlines three policy recommendations to address the transnational dimensions of the...

Australia’s tobacco control policy has reached a breaking point. Since 2019–20, revenue has persistently fallen short of forecasts and an illicit market has expanded. This paper explains how split responsibilities and misaligned incentives have produced this outcome. The paper calls for bold policy change, summarised in three key recommendations.

This paper examines how legal frameworks in New South Wales (NSW) shape decision-making for people living with dementia, given the challenges posed by progressive cognitive decline. It considers traditional surrogate decision-​making models and the supported decision-making approach. The paper highlights legal reforms and experiences from other Australian jurisdictions, in particular Victoria.

Australia’s imprisonment rate has increased sharply in the last four decades and governments are spending increasingly large amounts on overburdened prison systems. This essay draws lessons from criminal justice reforms in the United States to propose alternative approaches to sentencing and community safety.

This paper analyses the social and economic challenges facing Queenslanders, across four key metrics of government finances, economy, public services, and law and order. The note establishes that on these metrics Queensland has been declining over the past decade, and will continue to decline without corrective action by the state government.