The Centre for Policy Development is a new, independent public interest think tank.

The Centre is a hothouse of creative, forward-looking ideas for fair and sustainable policy change. We work to combat the myth that we have no choice about the policies that affect our lives, by exploring new approaches to the relationship between governments, markets, society, and the environment.

The short-term thinking of the election cycle is damaging Australia’s long-term interests. Temporary material prosperity is in danger of distracting us from the real and urgent challenge of putting our economy and environment on a secure, sustainable footing. It is time for a profound change in the way public policy is generated in Australia. We need to move from top-down, short-term ad-hoc ‘reforms’ to long-term, systemic renewal based on consistent principles, widespread citizen participation and a realistic understanding of how we live now.

The Centre for Policy Development fosters a diverse, cross-disciplinary community of thinkers, and connects their ideas with a wider audience of concerned citizens, policy makers, and the media. We are pluralist - Australia faces increasingly complex challenges; there is often no one ‘right’ answer to problems such as climate change, dwindling water supplies, unsustainable debt or entrenched disadvantage. This makes a vigorous exchange of ideas more important than ever.

Welcome to the CPD: your ideas can change Australia.

A one-page flyer on the CPD can be downloaded below - please feel free to use it to tell others about us. You can also read the CPD's consititution by clicking on the attachment below.