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Congratulations to the Centre's Dr Kiah Smith, who recently won a UQ Research Culture Award for Public Engagement and Community-led Research!

This inquiry was the result of research that CPF Director, Professor Greg Marston led with Louise Humpage, Michelle Peterie, Philip Mendes, Shelley Bielefeld and Zoe Staines, culminating in the publication of the book - Compulsory Income Management in Australia and New Zealand.
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The Australian Government is building a framework to establish an offshore renewable energy industry to support the emissions target of net zero by 2050.

Work carried out by the Centre with the Pacific Community (SPC) has been developed into a strategic foresight toolkit that is being rolled out across the Pacific.

Being poor isn't just about lacking material resources; it's also an emotional experience involving shame, anger and hope, explain Rose-Marie Stambe and Cameron Parsell from the UQ School of Social Science.

University of Queensland research has found a direct link between levels of government income support and people’s need for charitable assistance.

CPF researchers Dr Jen Yarnold and Dr Ray Maher have been working with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland to deliver the CE4B pilot, a program designed to support small-to-medium enterprises transition to a circular economy model.

Dr Ray Maher, from the Centre for Policy Futures, has worked with members of The Pacific Community (SPC) to co-design SPC’s 10-year Strategic Plan. This work also developed Pathfinder Pacific, a toolkit that combines academic scholarship with unique Pasifika knowledge to guide decision-making processes.

Today (June 5) is World Environment Day, the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. With the boom of technology like the metaverse, artificial intelligence (AI), and virtual reality (VR), Contact wanted to know what impact these technologies could have on the world’s sustainability goals.

This guest editorial was written for the ANZSOG/National Regulators Community of practice monthly newsletter, highlighting new additions to the Regulation Policy and Practice collection on APO. The RP&P collection brings together a range of practical resources from national, local and state/territory governments, regulatory agencies and external institutions conducting monitoring, inquiries and reviews. You can receive this newsletter by  joining the ANZSOG/National Regulators Community of Practice (membership is free) or subscribe to the newsletter directly.

The Australian Academy of Science has hosted the second of three expert roundtables to inform advice to government on the likely impacts of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef and potential interventions under plausible climate futures.

Associate Professor Pedro Fidelman and Dr Miguel Frohlich are leading a work package on policy and regulatory processes as part of a new research project by the Blue Economy CRC, which is exploring the potential of offshore wind power in Australia.

A new study published by Dr Miguel Frohlich and colleagues from The University of Queensland, University of Tasmania, BMT and the Tasmanian Department of Natural Resources and Environment explores Australia's blue economy policy and legislative arrangements.