This summary outlines how the Systems Thinking Capability-Building Strategy was developed and how it will be implemented in partnership across Australia’s chronic disease prevention system. The paper describes six interconnected themes that shape systems thinking capability and sets out a three-year strategy with clear objectives and action areas, enabling sector-wide leadership and collaboration.

By examining the design and performance of Australia’s employment services system, this brief identifies structural and accountability gaps that prevent the system from supporting job seekers into meaningful employment. The paper invites policymakers to rethink what success looks like by reimagining employment services as a mechanism for empowerment – shifting from short-term outcomes to sustained...

Leadership is recognised as a significant foundation of the public sector. The success or failure of any public enterprise is often associated with the vision and strength of the leadership involved. This paper aims to synthesise the vast leadership literature around core ideas that relate closely to policy and practice in the public sector.

This paper traces how Australia offered some of the cheapest and most reliable electricity in the world from the 1960s through to the early 2000s. It warns that this historic advantage has now evaporated. The paper argues that intermittent wind and solar power has failed to replicate the low-cost reliability once supplied by coal and...

Policy and demographics are changing the character of Australia’s social safety net. Cash transfers like JobSeeker and Family Tax Benefit are shrinking. Meanwhile, ‘in-kind’ transfers like government-subsidised education, disability and health care are increasing quickly. This paper uses survey microdata to detail how rising in-kind transfers are changing who receives government support.