Why some cuts hurt more than others In Doing less with less, CPD public service Research Director Christopher Stone contends that sometimes cutting can cost more than it saves. Shifting responsibility to the private… more
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Going solar: renewing Australia’s electricity options | LANDMARK REPORT
Recent debates around electricity prices and renewable energy policy have largely ignored the rapid drop in solar technology costs, and the cost and risks associated with ‘business as usual’. Download Going… more
Pushing our luck | Election 2013 | UPCOMING BOOK
CPD’s gift to the voting public in 2013… To reserve your copy, email your details to: pushingourluck@cpd.org.au As we learned through our More than luck book project in 2010, election campaigns can… more
Post Carbon Pathways 2013 report | DISCUSSION PAPER
Post Carbon Pathways: Creating a just and resilient post carbon future This report by John Wiseman,Taegen Edwards, and Kate Luckins draws on in-depth interviews with leading international researchers, policy makers… more
Refugeefacts—media handbook | The truth about refugees & asylum seekers
New CPD online media resource addresses misinformation Experts in this complex field of refugee and immigration policy, CPD fellows John Menadue, Arja Keski-Nummi and Kate Gauthier collaborated on a unique… more
False economies, part 1: Decoding efficiency | LANDMARK REPORT
Translating the jargon on public sector efficiency CPD’s public service Research Director Christopher Stone contends that if we don’t want services to run down, we need to consider results as… more
Insuring Australia’s marine future | OCCASIONAL PAPER
‘Marine protection insures against loss to environment and economy’ – CPD Marine economy fellow This report finds that Australia’s national network of marine parks will act as an insurance policy for commercial… more
Whatever happened to the Big Society? | OCCASIONAL PAPER
Update and epilogue to the 2012 CPD report, Big Society and Australia Whatever happened to the Big Society? | CPD OP25 | C Elliott | Feb 2013 CPD Researcher Cameron… more
Valuing Skills – Why vocational training matters | OCCASIONAL PAPER
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