Sharing the benefits of the net zero transition with communities CPD Economic Director Toby Phillips speaks with ABC's Sam Bradbrook about the Sharing the Benefits report and the case for tying public funding to real community outcomes.ABC South East SA5 December 2025
Fuelling rural ambition may ease renewables resistance The Sharing the Benefits report by the Centre for Policy Development argues any renewables project backed by the federal government should have to clearly demonstrate community benefits.AAP4 December 2025
Principles for public funding of green projects Billions of public dollars for projects and new industries could flow through a more principled matrix for greater community benefits and less resistance, policy experts say.The Energy4 December 2025
Labor advances universal childcare plan with new laws to allow collection of data from private operators Labor is quietly advancing plans for universal childcare in Australia, with new laws to require private operators to hand over sensitive commercial data needed to design a new national system.The Guardian24 November 2025
‘Reckless’ Coalition energy policy would upend innovation pipeline The opposition’s net zero-less energy plan would upend Australia’s energy innovation agency and green bank so they could fund controversial technologies favoured by the conservative party like carbon capture and…InnovationAus17 November 2025
Policy momentum for early learning: Why think tanks are turning the tide on quality and safety As national debate around early childhood education intensifies, influential voices outside the traditional education sector are joining the call for reform. One example is the Centre for Policy Development (CPD),…The Sector6 November 2025
Caitlin McCaffrie: Global aid cuts are the perfect time to move towards a model of refugee empowerment This year underscored both crisis and opportunity for the global refugee system. On one hand, severe funding cuts. On the other, new policy shifts in Thailand suggest more sustainable, rights-based…The AIDN Beat22 October 2025
Warwick Smith: ‘Doughnut economics’ shows how global growth is out of balance – and how we can fix it A new update to an influential economic theory called “Doughnut Economics” shows a global economy on a collision course with nature.The Conversation13 October 2025
‘Tinkering’ with the NRF on Net Zero comes under fire The government is facing criticism for “tinkering” with its arm’s length industry fund after a third of its available $15 billion allocation was diverted to fresh net zero plans, which…InnovationAus2 October 2025
