The Centre for Policy Development is a leading independent policy institute. We develop long-term policies for shared prosperity and sustainable wellbeing.
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The Centre for Policy Development is a leading independent policy institute. We develop long-term policies for shared prosperity and sustainable wellbeing.
We grow bold policies for the long-term as we Create, Connect and Convince on issues that matter for Australians over the long run.
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The Centre for Policy Development's Climate and Recovery Initiative brings together leaders from government, business and civil society to align Australia’s economic recovery with a transition towards a net zero emissions economy.
Starting Better: A Guarantee for Young Children and Families, is a major report from the Centre For Policy Development that charts, costs and models a decade of reforms to make Australia the best place in the world to be a child, and to raise one.
In 2018 CPD launched our Cities and Settlement Initiative – a three-year program that aims to improve the economic participation of refugees in Australia. Below we chart the background, current evidence, the three pillars of the initiative, and our current work program. For more information, please contact CPD Program Director, Annabel Brown.
The John Menadue Oration is CPD's flagship event. The inaugural Oration 'Can Democracy Deliver?' was held in 2017 to celebrate CPD’s 10th anniversary. It was delivered by former Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa. In 2018, the Centre for Policy Development presented the second Oration featuring the Italian-American economist Professor Mariana Mazzucato who addressed the question, 'Can the State Deliver?'. The 2020 Oration was delivered by Professor Megan Davis who addressed the question, 'Can Australia Deliver?'.
Since 2016, the Centre for Policy Development has partnered with the Australian National University (ANU) for a renowned roundtable series—the ANU-CPD Policy Dialogues. The Dialogues are an opportunity for fresh thinking on Australia’s policy processes and strategies. They enable a wider variety of senior voices (business, professional and philanthropic community leaders) to contribute to a conversation on how to tackle the long-term opportunities and challenges facing Australia.
Early childhood is a launchpad for life. Ninety per cent of brain growth happens before age five and children build a million neural connections a second.
As countries cut emissions and demand for our key fossil fuel exports, we must make adroit shift and seize the big industrial opportunities of a post-carbon era.
