Incarcerating people who use drugs is associated with increased overdose deaths after release and high rate of recidivism.
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Workplaces across the country are becoming safe and supportive places for people with substance use issues.
In France, research shows that geographic clusters of industries that share similar knowledge bases and technologies have boosted employment in and across regions.
Setting up a unity government highlights that a positive turnaround is possible for South Africa, though it is far from guaranteed.
Why have we seen so little action on productivity reform, one of the biggest drivers of increasing living standards? And what can you do about it?
There is a public preference for some policies that include a pathway to legal status.
Women and young people are key voter demographics for politicians to win over. Data show how both groups have become more left-leaning over time.
Presidents often come into office with a blueprint to transform government. Project 2025 – assembled by Trump allies – is part of a lineage of conservative reactions to liberal presidents’ plans.
In 2024’s final parliamentary sitting, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reverted to a role he played in Julia Gillard’s government after he personally intervened to get Labor’s legislation passed.
What Universal Impact has learnt from a year of producing the Research Reach Roundup newsletter
The end of the election season could bring a sigh of relief to businesses.
While the traditional two-parent two-child family might be the first to spring to mind, Australia’s families are varied. Policy should cater accordingly.
It doesn’t matter how many meals a provider serves. It matters how many people overcome homelessness.
The review recommends bold changes, like dismantling the Department of Home Affairs. It remains to be seen how much the government will enact.
Lowering Indigenous incarceration rates is a key aim of the Closing The Gap targets, but there are more First Nations people behind bars than ever. How did this happen and what can fix it?
South Africa’s ocean information management system is helping to mitigate security and environmental risks.
As a partner on the International Public Policy Observatory, The Conversation is making an impact.
A new study highlights how different literature portrays the pros and cons of offshore wind. Comprehensive assessment frameworks could create more consistency in the future.
Canada needs additional regulation, developed through public consultations, stakeholder collaborations and community partnerships, to help regulate genetic testing and prevent genetic discrimination.
The six-year-late UK national action plan for the sustainable use of pesticides is finally due but experts doubt it will be radical enough.
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW
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Director of Research and Development, Pivot Professional Learning; and Honorary Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Economics, University of Technology Sydney
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ESRC Strategic Adviser on Quantitative Methods Training, University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Deakin Business School and Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Professor of Economics, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Emeritus professor, School of Regulation and Global Governance, ANU, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of History, Miami University
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PhD Candidate in Social Policy, University of Kent
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Professor & Greenbaum/Ferguson/NJAR Endowed Chair in Real Estate Policy, Monmouth University
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Professor, University of Sydney; RMIT University
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Visiting Fellow, Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University
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Senior Fellow, National Centre for Indigenous Studies, Australian National University