This report analyses the skills and capacities governments need to strengthen evidence-informed policy-making (EIPM) and identifies a range of possible interventions that are available to foster greater uptake of evidence.

In this blog post, Sally Hussey provides an essential public engagement resource compiling 60 international public participation models dating back fifty years to Arnstein’s influential ‘Ladder of Citizen Participation’.

The Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool (ISAT) facilitates assessment and decision-making on the potential scalability of population health interventions and demonstrates its potential for use in real-world settings. This study tested the utility of the ISAT with real-world interventions considered for scale-up in the Australian context.

The consideration of regulatory best practice principles helps ensure the introduction or amendment of regulation is necessary, effective and minimises the burden on affected stakeholders.

This paper outlines key messages from Auditor-General reports which have examined the rapid implementation of government initiatives. The focus is on key lessons learned from audits of past activities. Topics covered include risk management, governance, resource mobilisation, accountability and program oversight in the context of rapid implementation.