Public policy – The Conversation

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

Requiring businesses to lobby through the people, not government, as Pierre Poilievre recently suggested, may sound like a better way to make policy. It’s not.

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.

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?

The status change may result in students avoiding degrees in nursing and social work.

It turns out that handing over taxpayer dollars to billionaire owners tends to be far less popular among regular citizens than among well-connected government officials.

Many leaders of these groups are reluctant to take policy positions that may appear political to members of their local communities or donors.

Alison Carabine joins as Public Policy Editor and Victoria Thieberger as Economics Editor.

If legislation passes, the register would be the first public one in Australia, but evidence shows they do little do protect people.

Citizens’ assemblies bring members of the public into the fold of the difficult trade-offs that need to be made on every decision of public importance.

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.

As freedom of information disclosures decrease and less documents are available for public scrutiny, we need better ways to hold politicians to account.

A Philadelphia neighborhood is pushing back against the city’s plan to expand an existing shelter to serve people in active addiction.

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.

Ghana’s history with implementing laws threatens the success of the affirmative action law.

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.

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.