The Centre for Policy Development is a leading independent policy institute. We develop long-term policies for shared prosperity and sustainable wellbeing.
Our Impact Report for 2022 comes at a point of immense opportunity for Australia and our region. There is an unprecedented alignment across our institutions to tackle the policy challenges standing between us and wellbeing. This will require rigorous, practical, evidence-based policy, guided by firm beliefs. In an economy that is clean and productive, a government that is active and effective, a society that expands opportunity and social justice, and a country that is respected for its leadership and cooperation.
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.
CPD’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) Initiative aims to elevate children on the national policy agenda by developing a vision for a universal early childhood system that will make Australia the best place to a child, and to raise one.
In a G20 Seminar cohosted by the Centre for Policy Development, Climateworks and NGO partners across the region, expert panelists look at how we finance, manage and collaborate on energy transition across our region and the world.
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?'.
The Future Fund should disclose its exposure to climate change risks in line with global industry standards, according to a new report from the Centre for Policy Development.
The public already believe that improving the wellbeing of citizens is the primary role of government, and wellbeing improvements are more likely to lead to support for incumbent governments than GDP improvements, says CPD Senior Policy Advisor Cressida Gaukroger
Neither the treasurer nor the Treasury has rushed into deciding or dictating what a wellbeing economy is or how to achieve one. This is a good thing. Measuring and managing what matters relies on knowing with some certainty what matters to who, and where.
Centre for Policy Development sustainable economy director Toby Phillips joins ABC RN Drive's Andy Park to unpack developments on climate and energy after COP and G20