The report sets out alternatives to pre-trial detention for New South Wales centred on expanding structured bail supervision and developing community-based approaches to managing individuals outside of full-time custody. Drawing on successful models, the research shows these approaches can reduce pressure on the prison system and more effectively and efficiently deliver corrective services.

The Scottish Government has set out an ambitious vision for an economy that is ‘fair, green and growing’ and has committed to delivering a just transition to net zero by 2045. This paper assesses the existing approach to economic strategy and policy and outlines a strategy for transforming its tools, institutions and capabilities around an...

The strategy sets out commitments to change the system of public services in Scotland – to be preventative, to better join up and to be efficient – in order to better deliver for people. It identifies the underlying systemic barriers and root causes which prevent moving faster and further, and sets out practical actions to...

As world leaders and delegates flew into Glasgow for the COP26 climate change summit, former foreign minister Alexander Downer claimed their private jets would generate more emissions in 24 hours than Scotland does in a year. Verdict: Mr Downer's claim is nonsense.

This report, commissioned by the St Vincent de Paul Society, examines the commitments of the New South Wales government since 2016 to develop new, social housing dwellings.