This report shows how knowledge brokering can facilitate better research-practice collaboration and provide opportunities for enhancing public sector reform in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. It analyses the function and practicalities of knowledge brokering, the conditions and practices that can support effective collaboration, and how to measure the relative benefits and impacts of different approaches.

The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) established a Centralised Code of Conduct Inquiry Taskforce (Taskforce) to support inquiries into potential breaches of the APS Code of Conduct (Code) by public servants involved in the design, delivery and monitoring of the Robodebt Scheme. Twelve current and former public servants and former Agency Heads have been found...

This report challenges common perceptions of New Zealand's state sector and calls for fundamental reforms to improve its performance. It provides analysis of how the state sector functions to examine its real-world limitations and potential for improvement. It finds hierarchy, disengaged motivation, information limits, and lack of accountability constrain the state sector.

This report provides practical ideas for investments to improve the quality and use of evidence in policy design, implementation, and evaluation. It highlights the opportunities and challenges ahead, as the demand for and supply of evidence continue to grow in a world with complex policy challenges.

This speech focuses on the importance of evidence-informed policymaking, which enhances the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of public interventions. It argues that in a complex policy environment, a focus on evidence can provide a constructive path forward in policy disagreements and help build trust in government decisions.