Policy Papers

Green gold – A strategy to kickstart Australia’s renewable industry future

Lachlan Williams - September 2023

Green gold is a report from the Centre for Policy Development’s sustainable economy program. It advises policymakers on how to make public investments that convert Australia’s nascent competitive advantages into industries that support living standards and lay the foundation for prosperity in the post-carbon economy.

A brief history of Commonwealth involvement in early childhood education and care in Australia

Lachlan Williams - August 2023

Prior to 1972, long day care was provided by a mix of philanthropic and private organisations, having evolved separately to preschools (which were not considered to meet the needs of working mothers because of their shorter days). This created the ‘care’ and ‘education’ split that continues in many forms to...

Lessons from Australia’s past national wellbeing approaches

Lachlan Williams - August 2023

Adaptive Capacity: A tool for economic transition planning

Lachlan Williams - April 2023

Understanding Adaptive Capacity is a discussion paper from the Centre for Policy Development's sustainable economy program. It follows previous reports on climate transition risks and challenges for local economies, and forms part of a larger future report examining climate transition responses in regional economies in Australia.

Measuring What Matters: Submission to Treasury

Lachlan Williams - April 2023

The Measuring What Matters submission from the Centre for Policy Development recommends government should start by identifying broad wellbeing goals

White paper on employment: Submission to Treasury

Lachlan Williams - April 2023

CPD's employment white paper submission identifies three major opportunities to advance full employment in Australia

Mandatory Disclosure of Climate-Related Risks and Opportunities: Submission to Treasury

Lachlan Williams - March 2023

Government authorities and large privately-held businesses should ultimately disclose climate risks alongside publicly traded companies to support a swift, just and orderly transition to net zero

Investing for Australia – Clarifying Climate Risk Expectations for the Future Fund

Lachlan Williams - December 2022

Investing for Australia: Clarifying climate risk expectations for the Future Fund assess the sovereign wealth fund's climate risk response and recommends three steps to put the Future Fund on the path to climate risk and opportunity leadership

RBA Review submission: Equipping the RBA for a dynamic climate risk and transition response

Lachlan Williams - November 2022

The Reserve Bank is governed by a 63-year-old law that requires the RBA Board to contribute to economic prosperity and welfare. It makes sense to update this to account for the realities of climate change and the need for a swift, just and orderly transition to net zero emissions to...

Principles for an effective wellbeing budget

Lachlan Williams - September 2022

Principles for an Effective Wellbeing Budget is a briefing paper by the Centre for Policy Development's Wellbeing Initiative. It builds on the research contained in the Redefining Progress report to articulate working principles for the October 2022 Federal Budget in the context of a broader Australian approach to wellbeing government...