Drawing on global evidence, case studies and good practice, the Toolkit provides governments, justice institutions and practitioners with practical guidance to make justice more responsive to people’s needs. Structured around five pillars – purpose and culture, service design and delivery, governance infrastructure, people’s empowerment, and evidence-based planning – the Toolkit offers self-assessment questions, checklists and...

The report provides up-to-date monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policies across 54 countries from across the world, including a chapter on Australia. This year’s edition of the report focuses on the interlinkages between trade, agriculture and the environment. It finds that integrating environmental objectives into trade policies in agriculture and food presents opportunities and challenges.

This policy brief analyses the state of teacher shortages in Australia based on data drawn from the 2024 OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey, based on lower secondary teachers. The analysis shows that Australia’s education system is facing a significant staffing crisis, leaving Australia among the worst-performing nations in the OECD.

Advanced materials are regularly listed as a critical emerging technology. Insights from this report aim to support policymakers and technology assessment practitioners seeking to develop or update national strategies for emerging technologies like advanced materials to accelerate innovation and further develop national ecosystems. The report delves into how these approaches are being mobilised.

Paid leave entitlements for fathers have expanded rapidly in recent years across OECD countries. However, the use of leave is still far from equally shared between fathers and mothers. This policy brief outlines recent policy trends, data on the use of father’s leave, key research findings and policy recommendations regarding paid leave for fathers to...