Stronger community benefits can overcome resistance to net zero

A new report from the Centre for Policy Development proposes a framework to help government tackle growing community resistance to new green energy and industry projects, arguing communities need to be supported through the transition.

CPD supports truth-telling and Treaty with First Peoples

CPD supports the Treaty process in Victoria and affirms our commitment to the self-determination of First Peoples in Victoria and across Australia.

New Measuring What Matters data a key ingredient for guiding long-term economic reform

CPD welcomes today’s release of the updated Measuring What Matters dashboard by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). As the government commits to key economic reforms on the back of its Economic Reform Roundtable, this release is a timely reminder

CPD welcomes new Productivity Commission care economy report, urges government to build on reform momentum

CPD welcomes the Productivity Commission’s interim report Delivering Quality Care More Efficiently, and urges the government to adopt its key recommendations while going further with purpose-driven reforms that put the value of care services at the centre of Australia’s productivity

New report urges government to align productivity with purpose

A super-sized GST – with a $3300 cheque in the mail for all

All Australians would receive $3300 a year in exchange for accepting a higher and broader GST under a plan which proponents claim would boost the budget by $28 billion a year while driving up the nation’s living standards.

Environmental approvals dominate agenda for Jim Chalmers’ economic roundtable as tax reform takes a back seat

Streamlining environmental approvals is dominating the agenda ahead of Jim Chalmers’ economic reform roundtable, with a push for a national deregulation plan proving to be even bigger than tax reform.

Adelajda Soltysik & Ryan Martin: Prevention and productivity – How to get the most out of public money and improve wellbeing

Prioritising investments in preventative measures can generate long-term savings and boost productivity – all while improving people’s lives and community wellbeing.

New safety laws welcome – but lasting change means reforming the system

The Centre for Policy Development has welcomed today’s introduction of child safety legislation into parliament, but urged the government to go further by staying the course on broader reforms to create a truly universal early education and care (ECEC) system.
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