This assessment tool supports the measurement of the quality of policymaking processes – both existing and planned – across sectors. It provides a flexible framework for rating public policy processes using information available in the public domain. The framework's objective is to simplify the path towards best practice, evidence-informed policy.

A collection of 12 short analyses examining some of the most pressing issues and policy questions facing the 48th Parliament. Each article gives a high-level perspective of significant public policy issues, covering background, context and legislative history, as well as some of the policy and legislative directions raised in the public debate.

The toolkit offers practical guidance for government officials and evaluators seeking to improve their evaluation capacities and systems, by enabling a deeper understanding of their strengths and weaknesses and learning from OECD member country experiences and trends. It supports the practical implementation of the principles contained in the 2022 OECD recommendation on public policy evaluation.

This framework assists Ministers, their senior staff and departmental leaders to set priorities after considering a balanced suite of evidence and information. It is intended as guidance and can form part of a wider set of approaches for a Minister. Ultimately, the framework is guidance for more timely, more effective, better informed and more transparent...

This report argues major reform to the Commonwealth Parliament and Government is needed to enable brave policymaking. Out of 34 potential reform ideas, the report identifies seven key reform areas that will improve government in Australia, including limiting political donations, fixing parliamentary terms and more rigorous processes for appointing and terminating Secretaries of Commonwealth Departments.

Elections are an opportunity to set Australia’s path. This report charts the path to a more prosperous Australia and the policies that should be on the agenda of whoever wins the 2025 federal election. The report offers a comprehensive policy blueprint to improve living standards for all Australians, now and in the future.

A national examination of the current and anticipated use of Generative AI (GenAI) in policy work. It sought to understand how senior Australian public servants perceived the strengths and weaknesses of these applications, the potential of GenAI for policy work, and what needs to happen to make GenAI safe to use in policy work.

This handbook provides guidance to develop policy in a coherent and consistent manner across the Irish civil service. It sets out a framework and structured approach to support policy development built around two key features: the Three Pillar Framework and the five phase model that a typical policy would follow. Case studies illustrate phases in...

Place-based policies have seen renewed interest against a backdrop of persistent spatial disparities in economic, social and environmental outcomes. This report synthesises the latest knowledge and evidence on place-based policies to provide policymakers across all levels of government with insights on the design and implementation of better (place-based) policies for better lives.