TikTok’s lawsuit fits a pattern – from cigarettes to opioids – of courts stepping in where lawmakers won’t.
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Public interest technology ensures that public policies are implemented in ways that change people’s lives.
Allegheny County can now order treatment for people with serious mental illness. But what’s driving results – the order itself or the services behind it?
In two online surveys, researchers found that Americans’ concern for future generations is often underestimated.
For a quarter of its residents, Pittsburgh isn’t an affordable place to live. A contested housing policy is at the center of efforts to change that.
Computers promise to replace fallible human judgement with something more consistent, efficient and fair. But this isn’t always the case.
The status change may result in students avoiding degrees in nursing and social work.
People use cognitive shortcuts to make choices that sometimes have outcomes that don’t serve their own interests or preferences. But to call these choices irrational might be missing the big picture.
A little under a year ago, Michelle Rowland, who was then communications minister, had to make a humiliating retreat, she now might just have to make another
If legislation passes, the register would be the first public one in Australia, but evidence shows they do little do protect people.
In an era of tight budgets and complex social challenges, New Zealand can not afford to ignore the tools such as the CBAx, which can improve decision making – and save money.
As freedom of information disclosures decrease and less documents are available for public scrutiny, we need better ways to hold politicians to account.
New Closing the Gap data show Australia is on track to meet just four targets, while another four are getting worse. It’s time for a different approach.
A pilot programme in 15 schools demonstrates how targeted, structured interventions can rapidly close foundational literacy gaps.
Frank Bongiorno reviews a collection of essays by Australia’s thought leaders considering how we might create a better future.
From access to preventive care to workplace protections, public policies affect the health of LGBTQ+ people and the general public in both direct and indirect ways.
Alison Carabine joins as Public Policy Editor and Victoria Thieberger as Economics Editor.
Canadians want policies that address their needs but instead are served political gimmicks. To reconnect public interest with public policy, we need to develop new democratic practices.
Men are two and a half times more likely to die in a car crash than women. Here’s how we can make our roads safer for everyone.
Many leaders of these groups are reluctant to take policy positions that may appear political to members of their local communities or donors.
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