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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.

ANNOUNCING: Meet our new Sustainable Economy Fellow Tani Shaw.

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CPD in the news

  • Jennifer Doggett tells Croakey that the potential benefits of paid parental leave outweigh concerns about it being equitable
  • 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.


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    The CPD publishes research papers and proposals on a diverse range of policy challenges. Our work focuses on reimagining the public sphere and rebalancing the relationship between markets, government, society and the environment.

    Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of Medicare

    John Menadue Calls for all good people to come to the aid of Medicare in his address to the Victorian Healthcare Association Annual Conference held in Melbourne, 23 October 2009


    Putting Health in Local Hands

    Armstrong, Woodruff, Legge and Wilson argue that the best way to overcome the entrenched inequities and blame-shifting in Australia's health system is to shift funding and power to regional health organisations.


    Medicare Select - Entrenching Inequality in Health Care?

    Ian McAuley and Peter Frank analyse the 'Medicare Select' proposal and find it wanting.



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