The Centre for Policy Development is a public interest think tank dedicated to seeking out creative, viable ideas and innovative research to inject into Australia's policy debates.

We give a diverse community of thinkers space to imagine solutions to Australia's most urgent challenges, and we connect their ideas with policy-makers, media and concerned citizens.

LATEST PAPER: Read the latest from CPD fellow Jennifer Doggett on how to heal the hole in patients' pockets.

FROM THE ARCHIVE: Interested in Abbott's proposal for local hospital boards? Check out CPD's assessment of this idea when the Coalition released their plan back in 2007.

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• In the first of two articles John Menadue tells Crikeys health blog, Croakey How to save billions in healthcare
• In the second of two articles on Croakey Ian McAuley suggests how billions could be trimmed from the health budget.
• Mark Banisch takes a look at The Coalitions "regressive" plan for paid parental leave on The Drum ABC
• Listen to John Menadue on Radio National discussing what is driving up health care costs and the policy ideas that can create more efficiencies.
• Ian McAuley comments on Rudds hospital plan and private health insurance on ABC'S 7.30 Report
• The PM's Health announcement is a promising start, Ian McAuley tells Crikey's health blog Croakey.
• Jennifer Doggets proposal for a health credit card is discussed in The Medical Observer
• In the light of the GFC Lindy Edwards addresses the question "Should our lives be ruled by money?" on Compass ABC
• Ian McAuley tells Crikey that PHI premium hikes are going to raise tough questions for the government
• Ian McAuley discussed Private Health Insurance on ABC Radio Newcastle. No link available
• Listen to John Menadue discuss the 2010 Health reform agenda on ABC's Life Matters
• Listen to Ben Eltham as he joins a panel discussion on the future of cultural policy on Radio National.
• Stephen Collins' Upgrading Democracy article is reproduced as part of his chapter for the new Gov2.0 book State of the E-Union
• Jennifer Doggett on ABC Australia Talks on what GP Super clinics will achieve and how they will improve healthcare.
• Miriam Lyons and Ben Eltham support automatic enrolments and suggest ways in which we can celebrate election days in The Sydney Morning Herald
• The Australian examines the evidence in 2 separate CPD papers that 'Medicare Select' is the wrong prescription for Australia's health system
• Minister for Superannuation Chris Bowen has spoken in favour of making super tax breaks fairer. Read CPD's Ben Spies-Butcher in the Sydney Morning Herald on Bowen's comments in the Sydney Morning Herald
• A dose of libertarianism would enhance our democracy writes Tony Moore in The Australian
• The private health insurance rebate is the worst health funding policy in Australia's history. Jennifer Doggett in Crikey
• Open source software development a metaphor for good policy development. Miriam Lyons in Eureka street
• Curb vocational education rorts says Denise Bradley in The Australian
• A report card for the health reform commission: D for disappointing. Fiona Armstrong on Online Opinion
• Regina Betz and Iain MacGill's case against carbon compensation is featured in Mark Diesendorf's new book Climate Action
• Adam Rorris in SMH urges the Government to go further in helping schools to go solar.
• Fiona Armstrong describes health reforms as a sick joke in the SMH
• Fiona Armstrong calls for health reform to go further in response to the NHHCR Report on ABC Breakfast with Fran Kelly.
• John Menadue tells The Canberra Times that the NHHRC recommendations do not go far enough.
• John Menadue outlines in Crikey (subscribers only) five critical issues that should be addressed by National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission.
• Ross Gittins examines Jennifer Doggett's radical but practical ideas to deal with Australia's complex, unfair and inefficient system of health copayments.