Whether it’s trying to sport-wash its sullied reputation or put sports participation at the centre of its country vision, Saudi Arabia is increasing investment and influence, Simon Chadwick and Paul Widdop write.

While hatred, fear, and ridicule are a predictable part of Australia’s bicycle helmet debate, lawmakers shouldn’t let them be a stick in the spokes of evidence-based policy, Craig Richards writes.

If we can’t get our poverty measurements right, then we have no chance of getting our policy responses right either, Sharon Bessell writes.

With the latest cybersecurity law proving futile in securing privacy, Fan Yang asks whether smart city campaigns are as benign as they claim to be. 

As we mark World Water Day, Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K Biswas take a look at what’s working and what isn’t in a world of water policy.

There’s no global social safety net for the country that puts all its economic eggs in the wrong basket, Andrew Leigh writes.