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With the Olympic games being held in Brisbane in 2032, circular approaches to design and use in the built environment are critical to supporting a climate positive event. Read more here about Mubeen Ahmad's recent participation in an action workshop exploring this issue.

Listen to Greg Marston in conversation with Robert McLean, discussing the upcoming BIEN Congress and the question of what basic income can offer in times of crisis and transformation.

Read about the recent presentations made by Dr Nicki Shumway and Rose Foster at the 19th Annual Colloquium of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Academy of Environmental Law.

To find out more on how climate responses impact on economic, social and environmental transformations in mining regions, watch Ray Maher's presentation for the CRC TiME Dig Deeper Webinar Series, and read the final report of his project "Transitions and Climate Change."

Read more about CPF's involvement in the QLD Vice-Chancellor's Decarbonisation Forum.

The federal government recently announced it will abolish the Cashless Debit Card. Find out more about what the consequences of compulsory income management have been in Australia in this new publication co-authored by Professor Greg Marston, Associate Professor Louise Humpage, Dr Michelle Peterie, Professor Phillip Mendes, Dr Shelley Bielefeld, and Dr Zoe Staines.

In collaboration with POLSIS, the Centre for Policy futures hosted the launch of Professor Brian Head's book, "Wicked Problems in Public Policy: Understanding and Responding to Complex Challenges." Read more about the event and the book here.

Prior to September 2021, the Coalition had a largely positive scorecard on Southeast Asia relations. But the announcement of Australia’s security deal with the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS) to acquire nuclear-powered submarines caused a serious rupture in our relations with Southeast Asia. In this article published in The Conversation, Dr Greta Nabbs-Keller explores how Australia's relations with Southeast Asia changed under the Morrison government.

On May 12, 2022, Dr Ray Maher facilitated a workshop on "Building disaster and climate resilience through development minerals." Click here to read more about the workshop's participants and aims.

How did Australia get to the point where we have all the energy resources we need, but we have been at the mercy of price gouging disguised as market-based mechanisms? Read Dr Lynette Molyneaux and Professor Brian Head's assessment to find out more.

What do we need to implement sustainable transport solutions? Dr Lynette Molyneaux explores this question in a paper delivered at "The Future of Sustainability Solutions" on 3 June, 2021.

How rolling covenants can be used to permit productive use of land in the short term, while ensuring land use can shift over time to allow for coastal ecosystem migration in the medium to long term.

The Centre's Dr Claire Brolan and Bailey Meyers together with Larry Maybee of the Australian Red Cross, recently wrote an article in the Autumn 2021 edition of The Australian College for Emergency Medicine's quarterly magazine 'Your Ed'.

Centre for Policy Futures researchers Dr Nicole Shumway and Rose Foster uncover the regulatory and policy settings that support restoration of marine ecosystems in North America and Europe.

The University of Queensland's Dr Lee Wilson and Dr Prudence Brown have been working with policy makers in UQ International Development and policy makers in Papua New Guinea to develop pioneering approaches to participatory policy research as part of a review of the current gender equity and social inclusivity policy.

The “DarkSide” cyber-attack on the US-based gasoline facility Colonial Pipeline has once again highlighted the vulnerability of a nation’s critical infrastructure to malicious cyber activity. Closer to home, recent policy developments in Indonesia and Australia highlight the growing awareness about these vulnerabilities in the Indo Pacific region.

Indonesia’s efforts to make the peace in post-coup Myanmar aren’t just about showing Southeast Asian solidarity, they are a way of showcasing Jakarta’s democratic credentials to the new administration in the United States.

The launch of the inaugural Churchill Policy Room at Parliament House, Canberra, saw Churchill Fellows, Ministers, and UQ HASS researchers come together to discuss some of the most complex policy issues facing Australia.

A new pilot study is helping Queensland’s small to medium enterprises (SMEs) become more sustainable by designing out waste and using resources more efficiently.