The Australian Public Service (APS) Framework for Engagement and Participation builds on government traditions of building trust through public involvement. It outlines principles, sets a forward-looking vision, and categorises engagement into Share, Consult, Deliberate, and Collaborate. Public servants are urged to view citizens as partners in solving complexity, supported by tools like engagement guides and...

With contributions from Australia’s leading politics and public-policy scholars, this textbook includes material on Australian political history and philosophy, key political institutions, Australian political sociology, public policy-making in Australia, and specialised chapters on a range of key policy domains.

The Productivity Commission estimates that mental ill-health and suicide are costing Australia up to $180 billion per year and treatment and services are not meeting community expectations. This report includes a comprehensive set of reforms to reorient the mental health system to close service gaps, better target services to meet needs and focus on early...

The danger in not explaining, quantifying and reporting uncertainty is that the public loses trust in data-driven policymaking.

This resource was compiled by the Parliamentary Library's Research and Inquiries unit. It provides an overview of issues that were prominent during the 58th Victorian Parliament, as shown through developments in legislative action, parliamentary debate, media coverage and public research.