Project Description

Return to challenges

Wellbeing

How can Australia prioritise wellbeing and early intervention – including in education and care – to address social and economic challenges?

    Better budgeting: measuring the real long-term costs and benefits of policy

    2 September 2024

    By measuring outcomes beyond immediate upfront costs, governments can develop a more holistic understanding of the downstream effects of their decisions. Here’s where to start.

    Cressida Gaukroger

  • A more equitable future for Australians, starting with families

    Sarah Duffy & Emilee Gilbert

  • Bridging gaps: the role of academic policy engagement to overcome regional divides in the UK

    Liz Shutt

  • “Growth, growth, growth” or cost of living – how can policymakers empower all Australians?

    Daniel Tracey

More articles

  • Mixed messages: policy considerations for the growing use of illicit substances as therapeutic agents in Australia

    Policymakers should draw on Australian and international lessons from prescribing cannabis to implement effective regulation for the medicinal use of MDMA and psilocybin.

    Jack Wilson, Emily Stockings, and Maree Teesson

  • Mixed messages: policy considerations for the growing use of illicit substances as therapeutic agents in Australia

    Policymakers should draw on Australian and international lessons from prescribing cannabis to implement effective regulation for the medicinal use of MDMA and psilocybin.

    Jack Wilson, Emily Stockings, and Maree Teesson

  • Prioritising the rights and best interests of children in law reform

    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.

    Hannah Gandy