This paper presents findings from a scoping study into the potential for policy interventions that can both boost small business productivity and contribute to net-zero. The paper looks at the evidence on the case for supporting small-medium enterprises (SMEs) to take action on net zero, the challenges for policy interventions, and the role for experimentation.

This paper takes stock of the institutional set-ups, mechanisms and practices used by governments, and in particular centres of government, to steer climate change policy.

This report reviews the landscape of evidence institutes, and explore if a new evidence institute in Australia, focused specifically on disadvantage, would help break cycles of disadvantage.

This report documents how different types of evidence feed into tax policy-making. It aims to help external stakeholders understand how the evidence they produce is used and how they could better feed into policy-making, and offers the government recommendations for how it can use such evidence more effectively.

Cost–benefit analysis (CBA) is a key tool for evaluating policy proposals and promoting informed, evidence-based decision-making. It offers a structured, objective framework which assists policymakers to assess trade-offs and outcomes. This guide is designed to assist policymakers in effectively applying CBA to the development and assessment of policy proposals.