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.
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
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.
In this paper, CPD fellow Ian McAuley explores the intrinsic limitations of Australia's current private health insurance system and explains how a single national health insurer can overcome them. McAuley argues that a single national insurer is more likely to be able to contain moral hazard, deliver public goods, and control price and utilisation to deliver equitable health care at lower costs.
The best way to take the pressure off hospitals is to ensure that most people don't need to go there in the first place. In this new paper Jennifer Doggett explains how we can reorient Australia's health system towards primary and preventative care.
Calling on all Australian politicians to re-think the way they develop public policy, Reclaiming our Common Wealth argues that the short-term thinking of the election cycle is damaging Australia's long-term interests. We need a new approach to policy development based on consistent principles, underpinned by enduring values.
In this forthcoming research paper, CPD fellow James Slezak will explore the disconnect between Australia's CO2 reduction targets and its spending on transport infrastructure.
As Australia heads into a recession and our budget heads into deficit, one of Australia's least fair and least effective forms of public investment is still growing like topsy. In this paper for the Centre for Policy Development Dr Ben Spies-Butcher and Adam Stebbing uncover Australia's hidden welfare state. Using the superannuation tax concessions as a case study, they explore options for transforming tax expenditures to make Commonwealth spending fairer and more transparent.
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Calling on all Australian politicians to re-think the way they develop public policy, Reclaiming our Common Wealth argues that the short-term thinking of the election cycle is damaging Australia's long-term interests. We need a new approach to policy development based on consistent principles, underpinned by enduring values.
