The guidelines assist organisations to embed the Child Safe Standards and the Universal Principle into their policies and practices to meet obligations under the Child Safe Organisations Act 2024. They are designed to help everyone, who works with children or provides spaces for them, to understand their role and how they can contribute to keeping...

This report provides governments with a practical manual for how to achieve better outcomes for the people they serve. It identifies six principles for an effective approach to transformational government change and makes 13 recommendations for practical actions that governments can take to ensure systems are set up to put wellbeing at the heart of...

This literature review seeks to explore how the social license to operate (SLO) is defined and applied in Australia and internationally. While explicit references to SLO in policy are rare, many of its core elements such as trust, legitimacy and fairness, are well recognised. The review identifies key mechanisms governments use to build legitimacy including...

There is a crucial need for practical evidence-based approaches in public policy. This article proposes Bayesian adaptive trials as an efficient method to conduct trials and as a unifying framework for the evaluation of social policy interventions. This approach addresses limitations inherent in traditional methods and recognises the need for evidence-based approaches in public policy.

This report assesses the Commonwealth’s delivery against actions outlined in the 2024 implementation plan including spotlights on outstanding programs, services and initiatives. The 2025 implementation plan outlines the Commonwealth’s strategic priorities for the next 12 months to contribute to achieving the goals of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.