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101-599: The Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership , also known as the Cape York Institute , is an Australian public policy organisation which researches and implements welfare reforms to reduce social inequalities between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous peoples living in Cape York . The Cape York Institute was founded by lawyer, academic and Indigenous welfare advocate Noel Pearson . Established in July 2004,

202-475: A federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy . The executive consists of the prime minister and other cabinet ministers that currently have the support of a majority of the members of the House of Representatives (the lower house) and also includes the departments and other executive bodies that ministers oversee. The current executive government consists of Anthony Albanese and other ministers of

303-424: A cabinet minister. The cabinet consists of the prime minister and senior ministers and makes most of the important policy decisions of the government. Members of the cabinet are selected by the prime minister and may be added or removed at any time, usually through a cabinet reshuffle . Cabinet meetings are strictly private and occur once a week where vital issues are discussed and policy formulated. The cabinet

404-435: A form of direct action is either using the resources already publicly available (Make) or contracting the private sector to address the issue (Buy). The indirect section of money explains means to dissuade or encourage behavior using money. Literally through taxing the undesired behavior and subsidizing the desired behavior. The direct section of Other echoes the direct section of Money. However, instead of using fiscal power,

505-415: A particular issue. The use of effective tools and instruments determines the outcome of a policy. Many actors can be important in the public policy process, but government officials ultimately choose public policy in response to the public issue or problem at hand. In doing so, government officials are expected to meet public sector ethics and take the needs of all project stakeholders into account. It

606-422: A positive effect. Enforcement may include law enforcement or combine incentive and disincentive-based policy instruments. A meta-analysis of policy studies across multiple policy domains suggests enforcement mechanisms are the "only modifiable treaty design choice" with the potential to improve the mostly low effectiveness of international treaties . As stated by Paul Cairney, the implementation gap are

707-642: A predominant influence over who was elected to Labor ministries, although the leaders of the party factions also exercised considerable influence. However, in 2007 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd , assumed the power to choose the ministry alone. Later, the caucus regained this power in 2013. According to reporting by the Sydney Morning Herald , ministerial positions are allocated by the Left and Right factions proportionally according to their representation in

808-448: A range of tools and approaches to help in this task. Government action is the decisions, policies, and actions taken by governments, which can have a significant impact on individuals, organizations, and society at large. Regulations, subsidies, taxes, and spending plans are just a few of the various shapes it might take. Achieving certain social or economic objectives, such as fostering economic expansion, lowering inequality, or safeguarding

909-545: A series of stages, from a notional starting point at which policymakers begin to think about a policy problem to a notional end point at which a policy has been implemented, and policymakers think about how successful it has been before deciding what to do next." Officials considered policymakers bear the responsibility to advance the interests of various stakeholders. Policy design entails conscious and deliberate effort to define policy aims and map them instrumentally. Academics and other experts in policy studies have developed

1010-848: A trial of the Project, providing funding of 96 million dollars from 2008 to 2012. Implemented by the Cape York Institute and partner groups, the Trial focused on four areas of Indigenous disadvantage: social responsibility, education, employment and housing. In 2008, the Institute’s Welfare Reform Trial in partnership with the Queensland State Government established the Family Responsibilities Commission (FRC) under

1111-515: Is a time-consuming ' policy cycle '. The policy cycle as set out in Understanding Public Policy: Theories and Issues . Agenda setting identifies problems that require government attention, deciding which issue deserve the most attention and defining the nature of the problem. Most public problems are made through the reflection of social and ideological values. As societies and communities evolve over time,

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1212-418: Is difficult to apply as many actions by executive agencies are wide-ranging, binding and conducted independently of Parliament. The executive can also be delegated legislative power through provisions allowing for statutory instruments and Henry VIII clauses . Ultimately whether power is executive or legislative is determined on a case-by-case basis, and involves the weighing up of various factors, rather than

1313-511: Is however worth noting that what public policy is put forward can be influenced by the political stance of the party in power. Following the 2008/2009 financial crisis, David Cameron's Conservative party looked to implement a policy of austerity in 2010 after winning the general election that year, to shore up the economy and diminish the UK's national debt. Whilst the Conservatives saw reducing

1414-427: Is influenced by different public problems and issues, and has different stakeholders; as such, each requires different public policy. In public policy making, numerous individuals, corporations, non-profit organizations and interest groups compete and collaborate to influence policymakers to act in a particular way. Therefore, "the failure [of public policies] is possibly not only the politician's fault because he/she

1515-474: Is measured by the capacity to create public value ." Other scholars define public policy as a system of "courses of action, regulatory measures, laws, and funding priorities concerning a given topic promulgated by a governmental entity or its representatives". Public policy is commonly embodied in "constitutions, legislative acts, and judicial decisions". Transformative constitutions of Global South considers judicial actions for Public policy as paramount, since

1616-432: Is never the lone player in the field of decision making. There is a multitude of actors pursuing their goals, sometimes complementary, often competing or contradictory ones." In this sense, public policies can be the result of actors involved, such as interest organization's, and not necessarily the will of the public. Furthermore, public policy is also affected by social and economic conditions, prevailing political values,

1717-582: Is not a legal entity; it exists solely by convention. Its decisions do not in and of themselves have legal force. However, it serves as the practical expression of the Federal Executive Council , which is Australia's highest formal governmental body. In practice, the Federal Executive Council meets solely to endorse and give legal force to decisions already made by the cabinet. All members of the cabinet are members of

1818-433: Is straightforward and easy to understand, the cycle is not totally applicable in all situations of policymaking due to it being far too simple as there are more crucial steps that should go into more complex real life scenarios. The mainstream tradition of policy studies has been criticized for oversimplifying the processes of public policy, particularly in use of models based on rational choice theory , failing to capture

1919-426: Is suitable when the matter of concern is relatively simple and unambiguous, and the means of enactment are expected to be highly disciplined. But where the matter is complex and/or contested – where intentions are confused and/or disguised – it may not be possible to define the policy ideas clearly and unambiguously. In this case it may be useful to identify a policy in terms of what actually happens. David Easton in

2020-447: Is that of Thomas R. Dye , according to whom "public policy is whatever governments choose to do or not to do" (Dye, 1972: 2). Although widely used, Dye's concept is also criticized as being an empty concept. Dye himself admitted that his concept "discourages elaborate academic discussions of the definition of public policy - we say simply that public policy is whatever governments choose to do or not to do". In an institutionalist view,

2121-597: Is the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management . Much of public policy is concerned with evaluating decision-making in governments and public bureaucracies. Public policy making can be characterized as a dynamic, complex, and interactive system through which public problems are identified and resolved through the creation of new policy or reform of existing policy. Public problems can originate in endless ways and require different policy responses (such as regulations, subsidies, import quotas, and laws) on

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2222-465: Is the setting of the objectives for the policy, along with identifying the cost and effect of solutions that could be proposed from policy instruments. Legitimation is when approval/ support for the policy instruments is gathered, involving one of or a combination of executive approval, legislative approval, and seeking consent through consultation or referendums. Policy implementation is establishing or employing an organization to take responsibility for

2323-420: Is through a series of stages known as "the policy cycle", which was first discussed by the political scientist Harold Laswell in his book The Decision Process: Seven Categories of Functional Analysis , published in 1956. The characterization of particular stages can vary, but a basic sequence is agenda setting, policy formulation, legitimation , implementation, and evaluation. "It divides the policy process into

2424-544: Is usually either continued as is, modified, or discontinued. This cycle will unless discontinued go back to the agenda-setting phase and the cycle will commence again. However, the policy cycle is illustrated in a chronological and cyclical structure which could be misleading as in actuality, policymaking would include overlapping stages between the multiple interactions of policy proposals, adjustments, decision-making amongst multiple government institutions and respective authoritative actors. Likewise, although its heuristic model

2525-722: The Australian Capital Territory . The head offices of all the federal departments are located in Canberra, along with Parliament House and the High Court . The name of the government in the Constitution of Australia is the "Government of the Commonwealth". This was the name used in many early federal government publications. However, in 1965 Robert Menzies indicated his preference for

2626-484: The Australian Labor Party (ALP), in office since the 2022 federal election . The prime minister is the head of the federal government and is a role which exists by constitutional convention, rather than by law. They are appointed to the role by the governor-general (the representative of the monarch of Australia ). The governor-general normally appoints the parliamentary leader who commands

2727-782: The Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP). The CDEP assisted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ transition into employment through additional welfare payments. The report proposed CDEP payments be regulated under the FRC's jurisdiction to reduce passivity and excessive reliance on welfare benefits. Furthermore, the report highlighted increased access to the government funded ABSTUDY payment scheme to support education costs and broaden living allowance benefits to ATSI youth school boarders. To progress Indigenous home ownership within Cape York,

2828-459: The policy window , another concept demonstrating the critical moment within a time and situation that a new policy could be motivated. Because the definition of public problems are not obvious, they are most often denied and not acted upon. The problem stream represents a policy process to compromise for how worthy problems are to create policies and solutions. This is represented in five discrete factors: Therefore, John Kingdon's model suggests

2929-429: The public , typically by a government . Sometimes they are made by nonprofit organizations or are made in co-production with communities or citizens, which can include potential experts, scientists, engineers and stakeholders or scientific data, or sometimes use some of their results. They are typically made by policy-makers affiliated with (in democratic polities ) currently elected politicians . Therefore,

3030-437: The "policy process is a complex political process in which there are many actors: elected politicians, political party leaders, pressure groups, civil servants, publicly employed professionals, judges, non-governmental organizations, international agencies, academic experts, journalists and even sometimes citizens who see themselves as the passive recipients of policy." A popular way of understanding and engaging in public policy

3131-546: The 2010s, public policy making is increasingly goal-oriented, aiming for measurable results and goals, and decision-centric, focusing on decisions that must be taken immediately. Australian Government [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Australian Government , also known as the Commonwealth Government or simply as the Federal government , is the national executive government of Australia,

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3232-614: The ABSTUDY allowance scheme was extended to allow Cape York Youth to attend boarding schools outside their local community. Under the Institute’s Trial, the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme was reformed. Changes included the transfer of employed Residents from CDEP supported wages to Conditional Income Payments, with monitoring of individual's expenditure and progress by

3333-505: The ABSTUDY and Student Education Trusts (SETs) services. Case Managers allocated to schools collaborated with parents, students and teachers to improve school attendance rates across the four Cape York Trial communities. The CYAAA assisted Cape York families to plan a budget to cover the expenses of primary and secondary education through the Student Education Trusts services. To ensure accessibility to secondary education,

3434-704: The Aurukun and Hope Vale communities. The Cape York Institute and Cape York Partnerships collaborated with Mission Australia to host mentoring and skills-based sessions. This focused on enhancing the growth of local enterprise by integrating education graduates into the workforce ministry and increasing participation in trade, engineering and healthcare apprenticeships. The Institute’s trial developed programs to alleviate barriers to home ownership and renting suitable housing for Cape York community members. Legislative changes were made to facilitate tenancy agreements between potential public home renters and private landlords under

3535-771: The Australian workforce and primary and secondary education. The primary goal of the Institute’s reform programs is to assist Indigenous peoples’ realisation of a sense of autonomy and responsibility above dependency on welfare and economic entitlement. Prepared by the Cape York Institute, the Hand Out to Hand Up Report outlined design principles for the establishment and function of the Cape York Welfare Reform Project. Premised on connecting welfare payments to obligations to be satisfied by recipients,

3636-595: The CYAAA improved initially in 2010. In the Trial’s concluding years of 2011 and 2012, participation rates slightly declined in Hope Vale and Coen. Following the trial, school attendance rates in Aurukun and Hope Vale with CYAAA interaction significantly declined, reaching similar levels to the pre-trial period. Areas of progress following the implementation of the CYAAA in Cape York schools was identified from quantitative data in

3737-714: The Cape York Institute modelled the creation of the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy (CYAAA). The emergence of the CYAAA in the Cape York Trial was an external initiative to the original setup of programs detailed in the Hand Out to Hand Up Report. In the final two years of the Trial’s operation, the CYAAA prepared the Student Case Management Framework and facilitated monetary funding provided by

3838-490: The Cape York Partnerships, Family Responsibilities Commission, Balkanu Cape York Development Corporation and the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy. The Cape York Institute receives Commonwealth and Queensland State Government funding to support Welfare Reform Projects in areas of Indigenous education, employment, families and housing. The objective of ‘The Cape York Agenda’ (The Agenda) focuses on

3939-659: The Cape York Trial in 2013. Research, survey and census data examined the effectiveness of the Trial in restoring previously collapsed social norms and creating reformed attitudes towards social responsibility, participation in education and the attainment of employment and property. The early stages of the FRC’s operation saw challenges in managing staffing and administration costs, delayed responses in creating facilities to host conferences and limited availability of referral options to determine client eligibility for Conditional Income Management. These functional limitations did not align with

4040-481: The Cape York communities. For the Coen Campus, a higher mean of results was maintained for a longer period of time compared to schools in Aurukun and Hope Vale. With CYAAA involvement, this trend continued following the end of the Trial. In the employment and housing sectors, some initiatives and programs were not completely implemented and did not continue following the Trial. According to Census data collected by

4141-462: The Constitution . These were defined by High Court Justice Anthony Mason , as powers "peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and which cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation". They have been found to include the power to provide financial stimulus payments to households during a financial crisis and the power to prevent "unlawful non-citizens" from entering

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4242-551: The Dismissal of 1975. In that case, the Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismissed the prime minister and government due to his conclusion that the government had failed to secure supply. The propriety of the use of the powers during that event remain highly contested. The Federal Executive Council is the body that formally advises the governor-general in the exercise of executive power. Decisions of

4343-680: The Executive Council. A senior member of the cabinet holds the office of vice-president of the Executive Council and acts as presiding officer of the Executive Council in the absence of the governor-general. The cabinet meets not only in Canberra but also in state capitals, most frequently Sydney and Melbourne. Kevin Rudd was in favour of the cabinet meeting in other places, such as major regional cities. There are Commonwealth Parliament Offices in each state capital, with those in Sydney located in 1 Bligh Street . Until 1956 all members of

4444-501: The Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008 (QLD). The FRC oversights the obligations required of welfare payment recipients in the Cape York communities. The FRC obtains information and or receives notifications from government agencies concerning individuals and families receiving welfare payments. The jurisdiction of the FRC is triggered where a welfare recipient has breached an obligation under

4545-545: The Institute and Family Responsibilities Commission. Under the Income Management scheme, CDEP supported employees were provided full-time positions. In conjunction with the reforms, additional training opportunities and work placement programs were implemented to improve the prospects of residents’ employability and job security. Business Precincts were established to support the development of small business within

4646-515: The King and the governor-general must follow the advice of the prime minister or other ministers in the exercise of his powers. Powers subject to the governor-general’s discretion are known as reserve powers. While certain reserve powers, such as the ability to choose the prime minister most likely to command the confidence of the lower house, are uncontroversial, others are subject to much greater debate. The most notable example of their use occurring in

4747-481: The National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy ( NAPLAN ) results. For NAPLAN, participating students (from years three to seven) surpassing the national minimum average of test scores in numeracy and literacy increased in number whereby schools received CYAAA assistance. However, consistency of student academic development in reading, writing and numeracy levels varied across campuses in

4848-549: The Parliament. The King is not involved with the day-to-day operations of the government, belonging (according to the Bagehot formulation) to the "dignified" rather than the "efficient" part of government. While the executive power of the Commonwealth is formally vested in the monarch, the Constitution requires those powers to be exercisable by a governor-general, appointed by the monarch as their representative (but since

4949-654: The Report advocated the normalisation of tenancy agreements facilitated by a third party broker and the building of affordable houses in rural and remote areas. Pride of Place program mechanisms to assist tenancy, home ownership and renovations were to be implemented as part of the Project’s income management measures. In response to the Hand Up to Hand Out Report, the Commonwealth and Queensland State Governments supported

5050-425: The Report proposed the rebuilding of social norms in the Cape York communities of Aurukun, Coen, Mossman Gorge and Hope Vale by focusing on social responsibility, education, employment and housing opportunities at the individual, family and community levels. To assist the creation of socially responsible standards of family behaviour and ensure the protection of children’s best interests within the Cape York communities,

5151-559: The Report recommended the Queensland State Government establish the Family Responsibility Commission (FRC). It was proposed that the FRC be set up as an independent statutory entity, holding members of the Cape York communities accountable to responsible expenditure of welfare payments through the Family and Conditional Income Management Schemes. In the area of employment, the Report recommended further reforms to

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5252-591: The Residential Tenancies Act 1994 (QLD). The FRC imposed Conditional obligations under the Income Management Scheme to manage compliance with the agreed rental terms. Breach of the agreement could result in eviction or placement of more stringent income management arrangements upon the renter. To secure private home ownership for the members of the Cape York communities, reforms to housing and land legislation were made throughout

5353-607: The Social Policy Research Centre, the employment rate in all four Cape York Communities rose with the transition of CDEP supported employees into 103 full-time jobs and the emergence of 118 new service delivery jobs. In developing Business Districts for creating jobs independent of welfare benefits and generating the growth of local industries, the Trial confronted barriers. The construction of business precincts in Coen and Aurukun were delayed due to disapproval of

5454-568: The Trial, the Pride of Place Program remains currently in place and continues to conduct home renovations for newly built houses in the Cape York region. In the Trial’s one year extension in 2013, the Australian Government funded 2.7 million dollars to aid construction of sewerage, water passage and electricity systems, providing incentives for potential home buyers. Public policy They are created and/or enacted on behalf of

5555-567: The Trial. Amendments to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991 (QLD) authorised private residential leases for the duration of 99 years, enabling Indigenous Residents seeking to buy or build a home to have access to monetary grants from their respective income providers. In 2008, the Trial’s Pride of Place Program was enacted and subject to revision of its implementation procedures later in 2010. The initiative operated throughout

5656-480: The US, Members of Congress have observed that partisan rancour, ideological disputes, and decreased willingness to compromise on policies have made policy making far more difficult than it was only a decade ago .These are good examples of how varying political beliefs can impact what is perceived as paramount for the electorate. Since societies have changed in the past decades, the public policy making system changed too. In

5757-465: The USA of the 1950s provided an illustration of the need he found to broaden his conceptualization of public policy beyond stated ideas: "If the formal policy of an educational system forbids discrimination against Negroes but local school boards or administrators so zone school attendance that Negroes are segregated in a few schools, both the impartial law and discriminatory practices must be considered part of

5858-588: The allocation of their portfolios. When Labor first held office under Chris Watson , Watson assumed the right to choose members of his cabinet. In 1907, however, the party decided that future Labor cabinets would be elected by the members of the Parliamentary Labor Party, the Caucus , and the prime minister would retain the right to allocate portfolios. This practice was followed until 2007. Between 1907 and 2007, Labor prime ministers exercised

5959-488: The application of a strict test. As most executive power is granted by statute, the executive power of the government is similarly limited to those areas in which the Commonwealth is granted the power to legislate under the constitution (primarily under section 51 ). They also retain certain powers traditionally part of the royal prerogative , such as the power to declare war and enter into treaties. Finally, there exists certain "nationhood powers", implied from section 61 of

6060-444: The appointing of Sir Isaac Isaacs in 1931, always appointed according to the advice of federal ministers, rather than British ministers). Members of the government do not exercise executive power of their own accord but are instead appointed by the governor-general as ministers, formally as the "Queen's [or King's] Ministers of State". As such, while government ministers make most major decisions in cabinet, if those decisions require

6161-569: The availability of the FRC's ability to make referrals to conferencing and manage the distribution of welfare resources. Social Change surveys undertaken by the Social Policy Research Centre revealed that 90% of participants claimed to have acted upon the conditional agreements made with convenors,. Following the Trial, the Queensland State Government passed the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Queensland Commission Income Management Regime) Bill 2017 to continue

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6262-414: The body give legal effect to decisions already deliberated at cabinet. All current and formers ministers are members of the council, although only current ministers are summoned to meetings. The governor-general usually presides at council meetings, but in his or her absence another minister nominated as the vice-president of the Executive Council presides at the meeting of the council. Since 1 June 2022,

6363-599: The bottom layer includes public servants , police, government departments and independent statutory bodies who directly implement policy and laws. Executive power is also difficult to clearly define. In the British context, it was defined by John Locke as all government power not legislative or judicial in nature. The key distinction is that while legislative power involves setting down rules of general application, executive power involves applying those rules to specific situations. In practice, however, this definition

6464-558: The broader policy outcomes, "focus[ing] on a policy's societal consequences." In the United States, this concept refers not only to the result of policies, but more broadly to the decision-making and analysis of governmental decisions. As an academic discipline, public policy is studied by professors and students at public policy schools of major universities throughout the country. The U.S. professional association of public policy practitioners, researchers, scholars, and students

6565-426: The conditions imposed by the Income Management Scheme. This includes a recorded criminal conviction, engagement in anti-social behaviour (gambling, alcohol and substance abuse), non-compliance with a tenancy agreement and failure to protect children from neglect, harm and unexplained non-attendance at school. The FRC case management role includes holding conferences with community members of Cape York to determine whether

6666-470: The confidence of a majority of the members of the House of Representatives. Also by convention, the prime minister is a member of the lower house. The prime minister and their sworn ministers form the cabinet , the key decision-making organ of the government that makes policy and decides the agenda of the government. Members of the government can exercise both legislative power (through their control of

6767-421: The country . Ministers drawn from the Australian parliament form the core of the Australian Government. A subset of these ministers form the cabinet, the de facto highest executive body of the government. Ministers not part of cabinet belong to the outer ministry. Additionally, there are also assistant ministers (formally parliamentary secretaries ), responsible for a specific policy area, reporting directly to

6868-419: The current dynamics in today's society as well as sustaining ambiguities and misunderstandings. In contrast, an anthropological approach to studying public policy deconstructs many of the categories and concepts that are currently used, seeking to gain a deeper understanding of the configurations of actors, activities, and influences that go into shaping policy decisions, implementations and results. Each system

6969-511: The environment, is the aim of government action. Public policy can be conceptualized in varying ways, according to the purposes of the speaker or author, and the characteristics of the situation they are concerned with. One dividing line in conceptions of public policy is between those that see it primarily in terms of ideas (principles and plans of action) and those that see it as a collection of empirical phenomena (the things that are done, and their outcomes). The first of these conceptualizations

7070-416: The establishment of the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy (CYAAA) in the communities of Aurukun and Coen in 2010, followed by Hope Vale in 2011. In the three years of operation, the CYAAA's goals to increase primary and secondary student attendance and participation rates were not achieved in the communities of Coen, Hope Vale and Aurukun. The recorded average of attendance levels of schools partnered with

7171-508: The expansion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) peoples’ human freedoms through the delivery of greater access to the Real Economy and removing dependency on Passive Welfare. The Agenda refers to the ‘Real Economy’ as an economic framework which provides incentives for ATSI peoples to manage and enhance welfare opportunities. The Institute works towards encouraging and providing greater economic participation of ATSI peoples in

7272-419: The formal endorsement of the governor-general in council, those decisions do not have legal force until approved by the Federal Executive Council , which is presided over by the governor-general. Similarly, laws passed by both houses of parliament require royal assent before being enacted, as the monarch is a constituent part of the Parliament. However, in all these cases, except for certain reserve powers,

7373-557: The foundation of public policy is composed of national constitutional laws and regulations. Further foundational aspects include both judicial interpretations and regulations which are generally authorized by legislation. Public policy is considered strong when it solves problems efficiently and effectively, serves and supports governmental institutions and policies, and encourages active citizenship. In his book Advanced Introduction to Public Policy , B. Guy Peters defines public policy as "the set of activities that governments engage in for

7474-411: The four communities and renovated the backyards of Cape York Residential homes. The renovation was financially subsidised and acted as an incentive for restoring and enhancing the pride of home ownership for Cape York Residents. The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and the Social Policy Research Centre conducted an Implementation and Outcomes Review of

7575-666: The four communities. Under the Pride of Place Program, 32 new houses were constructed and 197 renovations were conducted. The objectives of the Trial in relation to attaining private home ownership did not satisfy requirements outlined in the Hand Out to Hand Up Report. Difficulties in securing the transition of residents from public housing into private home ownership was outlined by the Social Policy Research Centre’s findings, recording no purchase of property in Trial communities of Aurukun, Hope Vale and Mossman Gorge. Following

7676-415: The implementation should start with the target group, as they are seen as the actual implementers of policy. Evaluation is the process of assessing the extent to which the policy has been successful, or if this was the right policy to begin with/ was it implemented correctly and if so, did it go as expected. Maintenance is when the policy makers decide to either terminate or continue the policy. The policy

7777-415: The initial plans from community leaders, slowing the growth of employment opportunities. In Mossman Gorge and Hope Vale the immediate addition of Business Districts constituted higher rates of economic opportunity growth with a 20.3 and 23.4 percentage increase in employment levels from 2006 to 2011 In the area of housing and management of tenancy arrangements, the Trial implemented 442 rental agreements across

7878-414: The intended design principles of the program outlined in the Hand Out to Hand Up Report and impeded the FRC's role to manage Cape York Residents' compliance with obligations pursuant to the Income Management scheme. The Cape York Welfare Reform Evaluation found that the FRC broadened the availability of support services for half of the adult population within all four Cape York trial communities. This enhanced

7979-474: The local, national, or international level. The public problems that influence public policy making can be of economic, social, or political nature. A government holds a legal monopoly to initiate or threaten physical force to achieve its ends when necessary. For instance, in times of chaos when quick decision making is needed. A topology model can be used to demonstrate the types of and implementation of public policy: The direct section of money explains that

8080-790: The ministry differs depending on their party. When the Liberal Party and its predecessors (the Nationalist Party and the United Australia Party ) have been in coalition with the National Party or its predecessor the Country Party , the leader of the junior Coalition party has had the right to nominate their party's members of the Coalition ministry, and to be consulted by the prime minister on

8181-464: The ministry were members of the cabinet. The growth of the ministry in the 1940s and 1950s made this increasingly impractical, and in 1956 Robert Menzies created a two-tier ministry, with only senior ministers holding cabinet rank, also known within parliament as the front bench . This practice has been continued by all governments except the Whitlam government . The prime minister's power to select

8282-399: The name "Australian Government" in order to prevent confusion with the new Commonwealth of Nations . The Whitlam government legislated the use of "Government of Australia" in 1973 in line with its policy of promoting national goals and aspirations. However, academic Anne Twomey argues that the government was also motivated by a desire to blur the differences between the Commonwealth and

8383-480: The national debt as an absolute priority, the Labour Party, since the effects of Conservative austerity became apparent, have slated the policy for its 'needless' pressure on the working classes and those reliant on welfare, their 2019 election manifesto stating "Tory cuts [have] pushed our public services to breaking point" and that "the Conservatives have starved our education system of funding". Furthermore, in

8484-548: The nature in which norms, customs and morals are proven acceptable, unacceptable, desirable or undesirable changes as well. Thus, the search of crucial problems to solve becomes difficult to distinguish within 'top-down' governmental bodies. The policy stream is a concept developed by John Kingdon as a model proposed to show compelling problems need to be conjoined with two other factors: appropriate political climate and favorable and feasible solutions (attached to problems) that flow together to move onto policy agenda. This reinforces

8585-519: The operation of the Income Management program within Cape York until 30 June 2019. This trial was further extended by the Commonwealth government to 30 June 2021. The operation of the FRC in the communities of Aurukun, Coen, Mossman Gorge and Hope Vale continues as legislated by the Family Responsibilities Commission Amendment Act 2014. The implementation of the Trial in the education stream gave rise to

8686-500: The organisation was developed in collaboration with the people of Cape York and Griffith University . The Institute prepares reports and submissions to the Australian Federal Government , identifying priority areas of welfare and economic reform to restore social norms within the Cape York communities. To deliver welfare and economic reform, the Institute engages with a number of partner organisations including

8787-404: The other two branches of government, however, membership of the executive is not clearly defined. One definition describes the executive as a pyramid, consisting of three layers. At the top stands the king, as the symbolic apex and formal repository of executive power. Below him lies a second layer made up of the prime minister, cabinet and other ministers who in practice lead the executive. Finally,

8888-418: The parliament) and executive power (as ministers on behalf of the governor-general and the monarch). However, in accordance with responsible government , and to ensure accountability, actions of the government in its executive capacity are subject to scrutiny from parliament. The Australian Government is headquartered in the executive wing of Parliament House , located in the nation's capital, Canberra , in

8989-517: The policy window appears through the emergence and connection of problems, politics and policies, emphasizing an opportunity to stimulate and initiate new policies. The issue attention cycle is a concept developed by Anthony Downs (1972) where problems progress through five distinct stages. This reinforces how the policy agenda does not necessarily lead to policy change, as public interest dissipates, most problems end up resolving themselves or get ignored by policymakers. Its key stages include: This

9090-466: The policy, making sure the organization has the resources/legal authority to do so, in addition to making sure the policy is carried out as planned. An example of this would be the department of education being set up. Enforcement mechanisms are a central part of various policies. Enforcement mechanisms co-determine natural resource governance outcomes and pollution -related policies may require proper enforcement mechanisms (and often substitutes) to have

9191-482: The policy." Easton characterized public policy as "a web of decisions and actions that allocates values". Other definitions of public policy in terms of a broad range of empirical phenomena include that of Paul Cairney: "the sum total of government action from signals of intent to the final outcomes". An example of conceiving public policy as ideas is a definition by Richard Titmuss : "the principles that govern action directed towards given ends". Titmuss' perspective

9292-485: The political forces that facilitate legislative decisions may run counter to the will of the people. Public policy focuses on the decisions that create the outputs of a political system, such as transport policies, the management of a public health service, the administration of a system schooling and the organization of a defense force. The directly measurable policy outputs, "actions actually taken in pursuance of policy decisions and statements," can be differentiated from

9393-456: The public and private domain by implementing income management schemes to promote socially responsible standards of behaviour among Cape York residents when accessing welfare benefits to education, employment and housing in regional communities. The Agenda's vision promotes Indigenous independence from the welfare system and seeks to deter ATSI peoples from engaging in antisocial behaviour by growing private home ownership, increasing participation in

9494-452: The publics mood and the structure of government which all play a role in the complexity of public policy making. The large set of actors in the public policy process, such as politicians, civil servants, lobbyists, domain experts, and industry or sector representatives, use a variety of tactics and tools to advance their aims, including advocating their positions publicly, attempting to educate supporters and opponents, and mobilizing allies on

9595-466: The purpose of changing their economy and society", effectively saying that public policy is legislation brought in with the aim of benefiting or impacting the electorate in some way. In another definition, author B. Dente in his book Understanding Policy Decisions explains public policy as "a set of actions that affect the solution of a policy problem, i.e. a dissatisfaction regarding a certain need, demand or opportunity for public intervention. Its quality

9696-601: The resident has complied with welfare payment obligations. Under the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Act 2007 (Cth), breaches of conferenced agreements can result in additional conditions, restrictions and management of a recipient’s welfare income (Conditional Income Management Scheme). The scheme restricts non-compliant individuals’ welfare payment expenditure to only essential goods such as food, clothes and medicine in order to promote responsible use of welfare entitlements. In 2011,

9797-448: The stages a policy must go through before an authoritative decision is made and carried out. As an example, the agenda setting stage is followed by the policy formulation, this will continue until the policy is implemented. "Top-down" and "bottom-up" describe the process of policy implementation. Top-down implementation means the carrying out of a policy at the top i.e. central government or legislature. The bottom-up approach suggests that

9898-437: The state uses authoritative power to enforce this. This comes in ways of making an action mandatory (Oblige) or prohibiting the behavior by threatening of law (Prohibit). The indirect section of Other is spreading information on an issue to the public (Inform) and making calls to action on an issue (Implore) It is through a combined effort of these means that a state addresses and works on any given issue. Public policy making

9999-512: The states in an attempt to increase federal power. The Parliament of Australia website also notes that the name "Australian Government" is preferable in order to avoid confusion with the Commonwealth of Nations and the US federal government by those not familiar with Australia's system of government. This terminology remains preferred by the government. However, the terms Commonwealth Government and federal government are also common. In some contexts,

10100-459: The term "government" refers to all public agencies that exercise the power of the State , whether legislative, executive or judicial. The government's primary role, in its executive capacity, is to implement the laws passed by the parliament. However, laws are frequently drafted according to the interests of the executive branch as the government often also controls the legislative branch. Unlike

10201-421: Was particularly one of social contract ethics. More recently, Antonio Lassance has defined public policy as "an institutionalized proposal to solve a central problem, guided by a conception" (Lassance, 2020: 7). Lassance's perspective and concerns are grounded in a theory of change or program theory which he believes can be empirically tested. One of the most known and controversial concepts of public policy

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