Within the early debates of the 48th Parliament in Australia, the longstanding method of allocating federal parliamentarians’ staffing resources has been a high-profile and contentious issue. This policy brief investigates the methods used in similar Westminster parliaments (the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand), to help inform future debate within the Australian context.

This toolkit explores what good work means for autistic women and how employers can build genuinely inclusive workplaces. Drawing on in‑depth interviews, it shows many women are underdiagnosed, misunderstood, and often mask traits, leading to stress and burnout. It offers key insights, case studies and recommendations to embed personalised support, inclusive attitudes and informed leadership.

This paper explores how mobilising social impact investment can act as a powerful catalyst for relational public service reform. It argues that impact capital is not just a funding tool, but a lever to shift Whitehall culture towards collaboration, prevention and shared ownership of social challenges. The paper identifies four key enablers for success.

A toolkit supporting the development of services for early years. It is a practical set of resources created to enable local authorities and communities to design public services together. It can be used to support collaborative service design in local government and beyond, providing a starting point for local authority teams to use co-design approaches.

Drawing on United Kingdom (UK) engagement and international case studies, this paper identifies core design principles and eight key characteristics of successful long-term strategy-making. It develops them into practical lessons and proposed design features for system reforms that could help transform democracies like the UK to be more long-termist and capable at navigating challenges ahead.