Submissions Submission on Australia’s 2026-27 Humanitarian Program 8 April 2026 CPD’s submission on Australia's 2026-27 Humanitarian Program recommends increasing Australia's refugee intake and strengthening regional cooperation on forced migration. Learn more Download
Reports & Papers Celebrating Progress: Making the Starting Better Guarantee a reality for families 2 April 2026 Celebrating Progress shows the gains achieved so far against the 10-year Starting Better Guarantee for young children and families. Learn more Download
Reports & Papers Risk and Reward: Getting more from Australia’s specialist investment vehicles 25 March 2026 Risk and Reward demonstrates that allowing Australia’s specialist investment vehicles to make riskier investments would not only help kickstart the industries we need to build a stronger, more resilient economy,… Learn more Download
Roundtables & Forums Policy Exchange 2026 24 March 2026 In the first week of March 2026, the Centre for Policy Development hosted the inaugural CPD Policy Exchange—a week-long series of public and private events bringing together changemakers, experts, academics,… Learn more
Submissions Submission on Tasmania’s 20-Year Preventive Health Strategy 27 February 2026 CPD’s submission on Tasmania's draft 20-year preventive health strategy strongly supports the focus on economic drivers of wellbeing and urges the government to continue this focus through implementation. Learn more Download
Reports & Papers Redirecting our Energy: A practical pathway for energy subsidy reform in Indonesia 22 February 2026 Redirecting our Energy is a report from the Centre for Policy Development that lays out a practical, phased pathway to reform Indonesia’s costly household fossil fuel subsidies. Learn more Download
Submissions Submission on Future Made in Australia Community Benefit Principles 10 February 2026 CPD’s submission on the Community Benefit Principles aims to ensure that public support provided under Future Made in Australia is used effectively to strengthen local workforces, businesses and communities. Learn more Download
Reports & Papers How to embed learning systems in social services: A case study of South Australia’s Child and Family Support System 4 February 2026 How to embed learning systems in social services is a report from CPD, in partnership with The Front Project, that provides practical lessons for policymakers and public servants on how… Learn more Download
Submissions Submission: A new approach to programs for families and children 5 December 2025 CPD’s briefing note Overcoming challenges in collaborative commissioning pinpoints the main barriers to adopting this approach, and explores ways to overcome them to design services that truly meet community needs. Learn more Download
