Introduction The assumption that academic research will organically find its way to those with the power to act on it is false. Some may conceive of academia as the creator of the country’s best knowledge, knowledge which automatically permeates – and is respected by – powerful decision-making networks. This is not the case. Instead, real-world...

The Commonwealth Government tasked the National Mental Health Commission with conducting a national review of mental health programmes and services. The focus of the review was on assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of programmes and services in supporting individuals experiencing mental ill-health and their families and other support people to lead a contributing life and...

This report is about global public goods, particularly those related to the environment, in the context of the global development process. Summary This report contends that global sustainability depends (indeed, consists of) the provision of certain global public goods, and that the prevailing approach to development assistance does not sufficiently recognize this fact. A key...

This report examines ways to create a national approach to retail leasing arrangements to create a fairer system and reduce the burden on small to medium businesses with associated benefits to landlords.

Foreword This report aims to integrate recent findings on the psychological and social underpinnings of behavior to make them available for more systematic use by both researchers and practitioners in development communities. The report draws on findings from many disciplines, including neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, behavioral economics, sociology, political science, and anthropology. In ongoing research...