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CPD Publications
| Publication | Description | Guidelines |
| InSight magazine | Punchy, plain-English policy analysis by a diverse group of contributors | Download InSight guidelines |
| Occasional papers | Research on options for renewing Australian democracy, reimagining public services and building a sustainable economy | |
We accept unsolicited submissions of articles for publication in InSight or Thinking Points, but submission of Occasional Papers should be discussed in advance.
All CPD content published after 2009 is released under a Creative Commons license.
You must warrant that your work is original, has not been published elsewhere (including online), does not breach copyright nor defame any person.
Miriam Lyons is the Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Development. Formerly the Policy Coordinator of New Matilda, Miriam has a long history of bringing policy ideas to new audiences, as the founding director of the Interface Festival of Ideas in Sydney, and director of the Ideas Program for the StraightOutof Brisbane Festival. Miriam has also worked as a freelance writer and a media development consultant in East Timor with the international NGO, Internews. Miriam was a participant in the 2020 Summit and was recently nominated in the Thinkers’ category of The Australian’s Emerging Leaders series.