Publications
The HC Coombs Policy Forum is committed to publishing high quality policy-relevant work and making that work accessible to a wide audience. The Coombs Forum publishes discussion papers, commissioned reports and op-ed pieces and makes output from seminars and public lectures available online.
Dr Katherine A Daniell,
June
2014,
The role of national culture in shaping public policy: a review of the literature
Nicholas Biddle & Robyn Seth-Purdie,
December
2013,
Development risk exposure and participation in early childhood education
Paul Harris, Kerrie Jackson,
July
2013,
Science for policy: mapping Australian Government investments and institutions
J Rob Bray,
May
2013,
Reflections on the evolution of the Minimum Wage in Australia: Options for the future
Dean Parham, Christopher Vas,
December
2012,
Demystifying productivity for better-informed policy
paper no. 1.
Valerie Braithwaite,
November
2012,
Regulating for learning in Australia’s tertiary education institutions
Bettina Cass, Trish Hill, Cathy Thompson,
November
2012,
Expanding choice and access to workforce participation for mature aged women carers
Judith Ajani,
October
2012,
The untold story of the role of government in the rise and fall of Gunns
Paul Harris,
September
2012,
Too many ‘wicked problems’: how science, policy and politics can work together
Christopher Vas,
May
2012,
Avoiding a ‘hard landing’ off China means asking hard questions around productivity
Public forum,
November
2013,
Spreading smart ideas: Policy priorities to accelerate the spread of innovations
Shelley Metzenbaum,
August
2013,
Performance management in the Obama Administration: Lessons learned and challenges ahead
Jonathan Grant,
June
2013,
The science of science: Why measuring research is necessary to improve the way it is funded
J Rob Bray,
May
2013,
Setting the wage floor: The evolution and future of the Minimum Wage in Australia
Dan Finn,
March
2013,
Welfare reform under austerity: What might Australia learn from the UK's Universal Credit and Work Program?
Cliff Winston ,
February
2012,
Transport policy performance and reform: Lessons from the US experience
Dan Finn,
November
2011,
UK workforce participation, welfare reform & social inclusion policies: their relevance for Australian policy makers
Pierre-Richard Agénor Hallsworth,
November
2011,
Public Capital, Growth and Welfare: book presentation
Michael Webber,
May
2011,
Conflicts between climate, energy and water policies: lessons from the United States
Workshop,
April
2011,
Indigenous Data: A scoping workshop on enhanced access and creative use of data on Indigenous Australians
G Edward DeSeve,
March
2011,
Economic leadership in times of crisis: Implementing the US stimulus program
Workshop,
March
2011,
Research Evidence as a Change Management Tool: Application and acquisition during major health reform
Workshop,
March
2011,
Social Media, Privacy and Security: Identifying and managing the public policy risks
Ted Marmor, Kieke Okma, Bob Wells,
December
2010,
International Developments in Health Systems: addressing real issues or responding to fads and special interests
The Honourable Craig Emerson MP,
July
2010,
One Australia, One Market: Challenges for Productivity Policy
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