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Prioritising the rights and best interests of children in law reform
23 March 2023
Queensland’s new bail laws will infringe on the human rights of children. A better approach that understands the needs of vulnerable children is needed.
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Self-determining “Indigenous employment”
16 March 2023
Closing – and exceeding – the gap on Indigenous employment outcomes means addressing discrimination and breaking down barriers to achievement.
Nareen Young
Upstream and downstream strategies to close the gap in criminal justice
16 March 2023
It’s 32 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. While progress has been slow – and in some cases retrograde – there is a path to better outcomes for Indigenous people if they are empowered to lead policy responses.
Krystal Lockwood
Five research and policy questions to improve societal health and break cycles of disadvantage
27 February 2023
How to disrupt policy and enable collective intelligence – for people and place – by asking the questions that matter most.
Alex Fischer
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27 February 2023
How to disrupt policy and enable collective intelligence – for people and place – by asking the questions that matter most.
Alex Fischer & Nick Davis
14 February 2023
Modern slavery is a wicked problem for Australia—but effective coordination of the actors involved in prevention, law enforcement and victim protection can enable a more effective response.
Claire Morse and Conrad Townson
12 January 2023
The harms and costs of alcohol to Australia are clear. Government needs to mandate effective messaging around alcohol consumption.
Rachel Visontay, Louise Mewton and Maree Teesson
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
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
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
Tobacco, gambling, now alcohol: why Australia needs mandated alcohol warnings
The harms and costs of alcohol to Australia are clear. Government needs to mandate effective messaging around alcohol consumption.
The Policymaker in 2022: our most-read articles
It’s been a big first year for The Policymaker—here are our top five most-read articles for 2022.
A different story: anti-slavery as smart public policy
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.
Thinking beyond self-regulation for tech companies for children’s online safety
New draft codes from tech companies could pose risks to Australian children. A better approach—led by government—is needed instead.
We need to engage with men and boys to end violence
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.
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.
