The purpose of this inquiry is to review recurring issues that have arisen in recent years across several government agencies relating to the effectiveness of government policy and program design implementation. The areas the report focuses on across six audit reports are: policy and program design, policy planning and implementation, governance and risk management, and...

Governments play an important role in building, resourcing and supporting the foundations across society that support whole-of-population strategies to end violence against women.   This policy report outlines key actions governments can take to ensure that the essential foundations to support this long-term work are in place. It translates the complex concept of prevention infrastructure into a...

This policy briefing reflects a roundtable expert discussion that explored the outcomes of digital co-regulation on Australian children and young people. It argues self-regulation and co-regulation are inadequate in digital spaces and recommends direct government regulation as the primary approach to large digital platforms.

This report summarises audit activity related to the Australian Government's pandemic response, finding that the Australian Public Service adapted quickly and with policy measures that were largely effective. However, the report also identifies areas where improvements chould be made by incorporating lessons learned into future preparedness efforts.

This toolkit offers guidance, tools and best practices to improve the transparent use of evidence in policymaking. It also contains solutions to pursue on how government systems, structures and resources can implement evidence-informed and transparent policy-making to its fullest potential.