Reports & Papers Productivity with Purpose: Clear pathways to a more equitable future 11 August 2025 Productivity with Purpose is a report from the Centre for Policy Development that lays out practical reforms for tying productivity to outcomes that Australians value. Learn more Download
Reports & Papers The Climate Solutions Advantage: A playbook for communicating the economic benefits of climate solutions to Australian mid-tier businesses 19 May 2025 The Climate Solutions Advantage is a practical guide designed to help large organisations and industry associations champion climate action across Australia’s mid-tier business sector. Learn more Download
Submissions Submission to the Australian Government’s Strategic Examination of R&D 15 April 2025 The Centre for Policy Development submission to the Australian Government's Strategic Examination of R&D makes seven recommendations drawing on CPD's recent work on industry policy, procurement and industry development. Learn more Download
Reports & Papers Green goods: Strategies for decarbonising government purchasing in Australia 22 May 2024 The Green Goods report lays out a practical pathway for governments to work together on decarbonising the goods and services they buy. Learn more Download
Reports & Papers Grand alibis: how declining public sector capability affects services for the disadvantaged 2 December 2015 Grand Alibis is a major report from the Centre for Policy Development's Effective Government Program Learn more Download
Reports & Papers False economies, including Good, better, best 25 June 2014 Overall, the False economies series concludes that the way we discuss public service efficiency is damaging the country. The term’s misuse justifies policy approaches that can actually drive inefficiency and… Learn more Download
Reports & Papers False economies – Definitions of efficiency 3 April 2014 Definitions of efficiency, from False economies: decoding efficiency The field of economics has developed a thorough understanding of the concept of efficiency. Unfortunately, this knowledge is generally expressed in the… Learn more Download
Reports & Papers False economies, Part 3: Bang for our bucks 10 November 2013 Bang for our bucks, Cheap at half the price? CPD’s public service research director Christopher Stone contends that despite rhetoric to the contrary, the Australian public sector is efficient. Investigation of Australian… Learn more
Reports & Papers Public works need public sector skills – the lost lessons of the BER program 23 September 2012 Public works need public sector skills – the lost lessons of the BER program. Despite significant public attention over the last two years, the lessons of the Building the Education… Learn more Download
