New paper by CPD Research Director Christopher Stone Download Valuing Skills – Why vocational training matters paper In light of sweeping changes to vocational education and training (VET) provision in… more
Publications
Marine Reserves Reality Check | OCCASIONAL PAPER
The economic cost of the Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network is small compared to its benefits. Wild claims of potential damage to fishing businesses are being made in the lead up… more
Preserving our marine wealth | OCCASIONAL PAPER
CPD’s analysis shows that the new National Marine Parks within the proposed Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network cover an area that provides $1.2 billion each year in ecosystem services which are… more
Big Society | How the UK gov’t is dismantling the state and what it means for Australia | LANDMARK REPORT
Download Big Society and Australia report (5mB .pdf) “Bush declared war on terror, Blair declared war on crime and it’s like Cameron has declared war on the public sector.” It’s just… more
Post Carbon Pathways? Necessary. Possible. Urgent | OCCASIONAL PAPER
Around the world an increasing number of detailed policy road maps are demonstrating the possibility – as well as the necessity and urgency – of a rapid transition to a… more
What Are We Complaining About? An Analysis of Cost of Living Pressures
Are most Australians really ‘doing it tough’? In response to the widely-held notion that we are all suffering from cost of living pressures, CPD fellow Ian McAuley undertakes a thorough… more
Private Health Insurance: High in cost and low in equity | OCCASIONAL PAPER
Government proposals to apply a means test to private health insurance subsidies have re-ignited the debate about the role of private insurance. Download the new CPD discussion paper ‘Private Health… more
Stocking Up: Securing Our Marine Economy | LANDMARK REPORT
Introducing CPD’s first major Sustainable Economy Report: Our oceans are often out of sight, but that doesn’t mean they should be out of mind. Australia is surrounded by a vast… more
A New Approach: Breaking the Stalemate on Refugees & Asylum Seekers | LANDMARK REPORT
CPD has released A new approach: breaking the stalemate on refugees & asylum seekers, a report which comprehensively critiques Australia’s refugee and asylum policies and finds they are inhumane, ineffective and… more
The State of the Australian Public Service: An Alternative Report | LANDMARK REPORT
The Centre for Policy Development releases The State of the Australian Public Service: An Alternative Report, as part of our Public Service program. DOWNLOAD the report The State of the Australian Public… more