Submissions Submission to the Productivity Commission inquiry into Delivering quality care more efficiently 15 September 2025 The Centre for Policy Development’s submission to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry on Delivering quality care more efficiently makes 10 recommendations drawing on CPD’s recent work on improving measurement in the… Learn more Download
Reports & Papers Avoidable Costs: Better outcomes and better value for public money 26 June 2025 Avoidable Costs is a report from the Centre for Policy Development that illustrates the substantial direct costs governments incur by failing to address the root causes of social and environmental… Learn more Download
Reports & Papers Budgeting for Natural Disasters: Transparency and accuracy in the fiscal treatment of disaster recovery 16 April 2025 Budgeting for Natural Disasters is a briefing paper from the Centre for Policy Development that argues future disaster recovery costs should be added to the federal budget to improve fiscal… Learn more Download
Reports & Papers A national conversation on Measuring What Matters in Australia 5 August 2024 A national conversation on Measuring What Matters in Australia explores the merits of providing a space for individuals and communities across the country to consider the Australia we want for… Learn more Download
Roundtables & Forums Fifth Wellbeing Government Roundtable 22 May 2024 The Fifth Wellbeing Government Roundtable brought together senior government officials from multiple departments across six jurisdictions to discuss progress on Commonwealth and state and territory wellbeing frameworks. Learn more Download
The Wellbeing Economy in Brief #10: How GDP is used 5 March 2024 Part 10 of the Wellbeing Economy in Brief series explores the pervasiveness of GDP as the single measure of success, and how it influences policy decisions currently. Learn more Download
The Wellbeing Economy in Brief #9: How the wellbeing economy concept resonates with Australians 5 March 2024 Part 9 of the Wellbeing Economy in Brief series looks at how the wellbeing economy concept is resonating with Australians. Learn more Download
The Wellbeing Economy in Brief #8: Wellbeing economy as a ‘picnic blanket’ for economic system change thinking 5 March 2024 Part 8 of the Wellbeing Economy in Brief series contextualises the wellbeing economy among a multitude of ‘cousin concepts’, explaining that wellbeing sits underneath (rather than alongside) the ideas it… Learn more Download
The Wellbeing Economy in Brief #7: Getting the component parts in order 5 March 2024 Part 7 of the Wellbeing Economy in Brief series proposes a clear sequence for embedding wellbeing into government. Learn more Download
