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23 April 2025
Digital technologies are evolving rapidly, offering enormous potential – but the platforms shaping this future are driven by profit, not necessarily the public interest. Securing Australia’s sovereignty over digital infrastructure is essential to building an online ecosystem grounded in democratic values.
Raffaele Ciriello
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JMI experts share their policy opportunities for the next term of government spanning productivity, artificial intelligence, energy, health, early childhood education & care, and defence & foreign policy.
Libby Hackett, Jordan Ward, Jack Isherwood, Bonnie Bley, Hannah Lobb, Isabella Whealing and Hugh Piper
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Jack Isherwood and Annemie Verbeke
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A well-designed, universal school meals program at the state level could help give children the nutrition they need to thrive in their education.
Katherine Kent, Liesel Spencer and Miriam Williams
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The Adverse Childhood Experiences model lacks a First Nations lens. Focusing on early interventions and culturally safe, community-led strategies, as well as enhanced data collection, would improve health equity.
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Supporting Australians’ reproductive needs and choices isn’t just good for individual health – it’s also a productivity imperative. Here’s how we can build a legal framework for universal reproductive health leave.
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Food insecurity is a growing problem for Australians – but we need better data and evidence to understand it. Here’s how government can implement more robust and comprehensive data collection to inform policymaking on food security.
Sue Kleve, Katherine Kent and Rebecca Lindberg
Reproductive health leave should be an entitlement for all workers
Supporting Australians’ reproductive needs and choices isn’t just good for individual health – it’s also a productivity imperative. Here’s how we can build a legal framework for universal reproductive health leave.
Two minutes is all it takes: measuring food security in Australia
Food insecurity is a growing problem for Australians – but we need better data and evidence to understand it. Here’s how government can implement more robust and comprehensive data collection to inform policymaking on food security.
Key objectives for drug policy reform following the NSW Drug Summit
Prevention, early intervention, harm reduction and education should be prioritised in the NSW Government’s new Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Strategy.
The Policymaker in 2024: our most-read articles
We published more articles and authors than ever before in 2024, as The Policymaker continued to grow as a leading platform for public policy analysis and ideas. Here are our five most popular articles from this year.
Driving electric vehicle uptake by supporting charging in apartment buildings
Greater access to EV charging in densely populated areas can encourage sustainability. Here’s four expert recommendations to boost EV charging installation in apartment buildings.
Our top tips for writing for The Policymaker
Want to get your research and recommendations in front of key policymakers? Here’s how to write a cut-through article for The Policymaker.
Designing inclusive parks: integrating green infrastructure and addressing the dark side of parks
NSW has an abundance of public parks and natural beauty. Here’s how we can ensure more of these spaces are inclusive hubs for community cohesion and environmental resilience.
Reducing the prevalence of diabetes and empowering communities for prevention
Better coordinated approaches that prioritise preventative health could help stem diabetes prevalence in Australia.
Net Zero Cities: what Australia can learn from international success stories
Effective city-level planning is essential for Australia to meet its Net Zero targets. Australia can learn from leading global cities to improve policy coordination, employ targeted finance and harness research to develop more effective local climate policy.
Episode 3: The Net Zero Transition
This episode focuses on the energy transition with university experts, those leading the charge in the non-profit sector and government policymakers to the importance of collaboration to build Australia’s Net Zero future.
