On this week’s Policy Forum Pod, a physicist, a psychologist, an engineer, and a climate scientist discuss how to break down the barriers standing between science and good public policy.

Clientelism sees voters asking for localised benefits rather than better governance. Aid can help but the most important change will be domestic, Terence Wood writes.

China’s patent applications have rapidly grown, leaving policymakers scrambling to keep up, Lauren Johnston writes.

Policy U-turns by Australian governments are eroding public trust. Alexandra McEwan writes that the familiar tale of broken promises is taking its toll.

The Brief podcast is a straightforward snapshot of today’s policy landscape. On this episode, we shine a light on the National Energy Guarantee and ask what it might mean for Australia’s highly-charged debate on energy and climate policy.

It’s too soon to say whether the Indo-Pacific will remain a lasting picture of 21st-century geopolitics, Keshav Kelkar writes.