On the final episode of Policy Forum Pod for 2022, Katherine Trebeck and Millie Rooney join us to reflect on this year’s big policy issues and consider the opportunities for change that lie before us.

On the penultimate episode of Democracy Sausage for 2022, Benjamin Jones joins us to discuss the future of the republican movement, before Ian McAllister and Sarah Cameron examine the results of the new Australian Election Survey.

Effective development policy requires measuring intangible outcomes, and policymakers can promote and build on best practice by investing in the evaluation ecosystem, Shangpo Hsieh writes.

Valerie Cooms from The Australian National University joins us on this episode to discuss justice reinvestment, the importance of the whole Australian community embracing First Nations languages, and progress towards a constitutionally-enshrined Voice to Parliament.

With just days remaining before Victorians head to the polls in the first state election since the pandemic, Andrea Carson and Phoebe Hayman from Melbourne’s La Trobe University join Democracy Sausage to discuss the campaign. 

A recent debate in Indonesian media about Australia’s sovereignty over Ashmore Reef shows why it’s important for politicians to listen to policy experts, Aristyo Rizka Darmawan writes.