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Public inquiries are a frequent response to policy and systems failures. Here A/Prof Alastair Stark and Dr Sophie Yates (@DrSophieYates) give a preview of their new Cambridge Element on public inquiries and policy design – introducing a typology of four design functions that inquiries perform, and discussing how to design for inquiry effectiveness. Public Inquiries and Policy Design is open access until 28 February 2024.

Policy and governancePower to Persuade21 February 2024Royal Commission, Policy making

Violence against disabled women: Findings from the Royal Commission

In today’s blog, Phoebe Nagorcka-Smith (@PNagorckaSmith) explores what the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability had to say about family and domestic violence.

Womens Policy Action TankWomen's Policy Action Tank9 October 2023Disability, Royal Commission, violence against women, family violence, Sexual violence

Governments of Australia, consider this your debt notice

Today’s post from the Australian Unemployed Worker’s Union discusses the report of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt scheme released on 7 July 2023. AUWU describes the Royal Commission as “the most significant and damning investigation into our welfare system in decades” and pledges to “stand with victims and fight to extract justice for the mass abuse and denigration inflicted on the poor.”

Policy and governance, AdvocacyPower to Persuade11 July 2023welfare conditionality, welfare reform, Royal Commission

The Robodebt Royal Commission Starts Today: Let the Blame Game Begin

Policy and governance, Service Delivery, Finance and economicsPower to Persuade31 October 2022welfare conditionality, welfare-to-work, Royal Commission, unemployment

Supporting young people experiencing family violence: Shortfalls but also opportunities

The Royal Commission into Family Violence found that appropriate supports for children and young people experiencing family violence were lacking. In a new report just released by Melbourne City Mission, the shortfalls and gaps are explored in depth, along with recommendations for strengthening the service response in ways appropriate for young people. Today’s analysis is a summary of key findings provided by co-authors Shorna Moore of Melbourne City Mission (@MelbCityMission) and Tanya Corrie (@TanyaCorrie) of Corrie Consulting. You can access the full report here: Amplify: Turning up the Volume on Young People and Family Violence.

Creating using evidencePower to Persuade10 December 2021young people, family violence, policy problem, Royal Commission

Women’s financial security will be further eroded by weakening consumer credit protections

The Federal government has proposed changes to the National Consumer Credit Protection Act which will, it says, make credit more accessible to individuals and small businesses during the recovery period from COVID-19. However, these changes have been critiqued as a way to circumvent some of the recommendations from the Banking Royal Commission. In today’s analysis, Lily Gardener and Madeleine Ulbrick (@MaddyUlbrick), both of Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand (@GoodAdvocacy) summarise their submission commenting on the Amendment, detailing how such changes are likely to further disadvantage women who are still struggling from the pink recession.

Womens Policy Action TankWomen's Policy Action Tank3 March 2021Royal Commission, financial vulnerability, economic abuse, Lived/consumer experience, Gender Inequity, family violence

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