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Report

Indigenous voice co-design process: final report to the Australian Government


This report proposes a strong, resilient and flexible system in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and our communities will be part of genuine shared decision-making with governments at the local and regional level and have our voices heard by the Australian Parliament and Government in policy and law making.
Report

Chronology of Victorian border closures due to COVID-19


This chronology has been put together using state and territory media releases from Premiers, Chief Ministers and Health Ministers, information from state and territory Health Department/coronavirus websites and media articles where Premiers, Chief Ministers or departmental officials are quoted.
Discussion paper

Indigenous voice: discussion paper


This discussion paper explains the proposals for the Indigenous Voice at the local and regional and national levels, and provides links to further information. It also provides guiding questions on issues that co-design groups are keen to explore further prior to the development of final recommendations.
Report

Evidence based policy analysis: 20 case studies 2021


The aim of this project was to coax more evidence-based policy decisions by all tiers of government in Australia by reviewing and rating 20 high profile government decisions against the Wiltshire business case criteria.
Discussion paper

UNDRIP and enshrining Aboriginal rights


Informed by international examples, this paper explores methods by which the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) could be enshrined in Victoria's Treaty process.
Discussion paper

Codesign in the Indigenous policy domain: risks and opportunities


This paper argues that it is incumbent on governments around Australia to demonstrate that they are serious in pursuing co-design, and this will require a sustained focus on demonstrating to First Nations citizens, and indeed all Australians, that the processes adopted are legitimate.
Discussion paper

State revival: the role of the states in Australia’s COVID-19 response and beyond


The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to re-write politics and society. This paper suggests that current evidence points to a revival of the fortunes of the states and territories in the Australian federation that will continue long after the COVID-19 crisis abates.
Guide

Pricing for value: a guide for government services


This guide is intended to improve consistency and capability in price-setting across the Victorian government. It updates pricing principles to align with current best practice and, as a practical user guide for entities to review or set their fees and charges, provides practical step-by-step guidance for undertaking pricing reviews.
Report

NSW Review of federal financial relations: final report


This final review report finds that while the federation had served the nation well, creeping centralisation and an increasing administrative burden in the financial relations between the Commonwealth and the states has prevented the nation from being as economically efficient as we can be.
Report

New Zealand public private partnership model review


The purpose of this review is to better understand how the NZ Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Model has operated in practice across the assets and related services procured over the last decade. In doing so, the review seeks to derive lessons that could be applied to the future procurement of major infrastructure projects as well as...