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The dangers of pluralisation: A singular duty of care in the Online Safety Act
With Australia’s Online Safety Act under review, regulators should take heed of the UK’s experience in imposing duties of care on digital platforms.
Getting the tertiary transition right: six things high schools can do to set students up for success at university
The transition from school to university is a pivotal moment in the lives of young people – how can we better support their choices for improved individual and social outcomes?
Australia’s housing crisis: bolstering community and individual resilience with meaningful structural reform
Australians have proven themselves resilient in the face of housing pressures – but structural reform to boost supply and dampen rising costs is desperately needed.
Once upon a bureaucrat: exploring the role of stories in government
What role can stories play in supporting people-centred policymaking and place-based reform?
Digital (t)winning: the potential for AI as a public policy design tool
While the political and policy focus has rightly been on regulating artificial intelligence, we also need to plan now to harness AI’s power as a policymaking tool – especially, its capacity to model outcomes in complex systems.
The Finger and the Moon: measuring research impact by nesting abstractions in contexts
Simple quantitative metrics don’t do justice to the breadth and complexity of human experience. Researchers and policymakers can benefit from frameworks implementing a nested relationship between data and lived experiences, metrics and relational processes.
‘Round and ‘round we go! Let’s get off the carousel and build a social services system that works for people
As governments look to reform our social services systems, they must tap into the transformative power of relationships.
Our public service needs cultural diversity targets
Australia deserves a public service that embodies its multiculturalism – diversity targets are a proven way to get there.
Empowering the future: breaking the cycle of youth mental ill health through political agency
With poor mental health outcomes for young people linked to a lack of agency to shape society, how can we better reflect the interests of youth in policy and politics?
A vision splendid: unlocking patient capital through long-term asset funds
Australia’s superannuation funds can anchor long-term investments that are essential for the development of new industries, especially manufacturing, and the transition to a low emissions economy.
