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Tobacco, gambling, now alcohol: why Australia needs mandated alcohol warnings
12 January 2023
The harms and costs of alcohol to Australia are clear. Government needs to mandate effective messaging around alcohol consumption.
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The Policymaker in 2022: our most-read articles
22 December 2022
It’s been a big first year for The Policymaker—here are our top five most-read articles for 2022.
Hugh Piper
A different story: anti-slavery as smart public policy
19 December 2022
The NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner explains why it’s in everyone’s interests to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking as a system-level challenge.
James Cockayne
Thinking beyond self-regulation for tech companies for children’s online safety
10 December 2022
New draft codes from tech companies could pose risks to Australian children. A better approach—led by government—is needed instead.
Rys Farthing
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Great contribution from @AngelaCummine and @JMIPublicPolicy on the need for Treasuries to develop whole-of-government sustainability reporting.
Focused on the NSW Government, but just as relevant to the Federal Government.
https://jmi.org.au/insights/policy-insights-papers/
Congrats to @VerityFirth AM @Jennifer_Burn AM @JillMcKeough AO and Jie Lu AO on their honours award today. Great to see women recognised for their commitment service & excellence. So proud to have worked with them. @UTSEngage @UTSLaw @UTSFEIT @AntiSlaveryOz @UTSSocialImpact 🌟👏🏼
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10 December 2022
New draft codes from tech companies could pose risks to Australian children. A better approach—led by government—is needed instead.
Rys Farthing and Judith Bessant
9 December 2022
What is required to translate recent policy progress into practice when it comes to engaging men and boys to prevent violence in our society? Changing the way men relate to themselves, to people in their lives and to deeply embedded norms that put pressure on men to be a certain way are key parts of the solution.
Matt Tyler
2 December 2022
To combat this human rights abuse, we need to understand the scale of the problem, amplify survivors’ voices and work towards a fair compensation system.
Jennifer Burn
2 December 2022
The battle against modern slavery is increasingly occupying the mind of investors—collaboration can contribute to its demise.
Måns Carlsson
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Local governments are vital laboratories for policy innovation and experimentation. How can Australia better harness this potential?
Pauline McGuirk
16 November 2022
Australian universities contribute to the public good. But we need to be more ambitious about realising their potential. It’s time to remedy and reimagine our research system.
Duncan Ivison
Putting survivors’ rights at the centre of responses to modern slavery
To combat this human rights abuse, we need to understand the scale of the problem, amplify survivors’ voices and work towards a fair compensation system.
Collaboration is the key to fighting modern slavery
The battle against modern slavery is increasingly occupying the mind of investors—collaboration can contribute to its demise.
Beyond roads, rates and rubbish: innovating city governance around the world
Local governments are vital laboratories for policy innovation and experimentation. How can Australia better harness this potential?
Australia’s research funding system is broken—here’s how to fix it
Australian universities contribute to the public good. But we need to be more ambitious about realising their potential. It’s time to remedy and reimagine our research system.
Lessons from a pandemic
Solving our biggest global challenges means putting people and communities at the centre of policymaking.
Cash splash for aged care, but who pays for services in a new home care system?
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Who will lead us to policy salvation? Community-led policy and the power of us
Solving our biggest global challenges means putting people and communities at the centre of policymaking.
Building policy momentum for green manufacturing
Australia has world-leading research on recycling and green manufacturing. Here’s how the right policy settings can harness it.
Australia needs a wellbeing economy, not just a wellbeing budget
The Albanese government’s October budget presents an opportunity to transform the purpose and principles of economic policy.
How could data help us combat racism?
Improved data management, monitoring and analysis could be critical to combatting racism – here’s a plan for how research and numbers can help us tackle one of Australia’s biggest social issues.
