The final inquiry report sets out the Productivity Commission’s findings and recommendations on the urgent need to renew the 2004 National Water Initiative, due to climate change and changing water demand. The report also sets out the Commission’s assessment of jurisdictions’ progress towards meeting the outcomes and objectives of the 2004 National Water Initiative.

The Cashless Debit Card (CDC) program has attracted parliamentary scrutiny, particularly in relation to the impact on individuals and communities. The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the transitional arrangements from the CDC program to the Enhanced Income Management (EIM) program. The audit finds that the transitional arrangements have been largely...

The authors of this report argue that uncertainty about the benefits and costs of industrial policies, and limited public resources, suggest that governments should prioritise areas where existing structural challenges cannot be addressed solely by markets and other government policies.

Whoever wins the next UK general election will be unable to deliver high-performing public services – unless they commit to a prevention strategy that limits the rising tide in demand for acute services like hospitals and prisons. This report sets out how the next government can use the opportunity of a new parliament to shift...

This guide outlines 14 good practice principles to encourage the incorporation of behavioural perspectives into policy-making. Whereas traditional policy analysis methods make assumptions about people and their behaviour which may not be true in practice, a behavioural lens equips policy-makers with a more realistic understanding of how people interact with each other and institutions.