policy development

‘Policy infrastructure’ isn’t a term that’s often used in government, and yet we use and rely upon it every day in the public sector.

The National Disability Data Asset will act as a single source of information to help public servants deliver better outcomes.

Many of John Kerin’s initiatives — especially in agriculture — were monumental and have stood the test of time, says Geoff Gorrie.

Medicare’s payments regime, bureaucratic oversight, policy development and supporting information technology infrastructure are flawed.

A machine learning tool to analyse complex sets of information has been shown to find policy areas overlooked by governments.

An audit of government entities that employ more than 55,000 public servants has found 8% had an excess annual leave balance in 2020-21.

The popularity of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) looks set to increase as excessive and ever-increasing court backlogs continue to delay access to justice. Most Australian courts already have statutory powers to refer cases to mediation and some regulations make the process mandatory. But how can anyone involved in mediation – or in mandating the process […]

Data has become a game-changer for both the best and the worst of policy practices. And it needs great attention from government.

NZ’s government departments must produce regular long-term insights briefings. Sally Washington reports on the process, potential and possible pitfalls.

The challenge for policymakers, communicators and behavioural experts is defining the role that behavioural communication plays alongside the other levers.