Policy Forum is Asia and the Pacific’s platform for public policy debate, analysis, views, and discussion.

Policy Forum is an ANU Crawford School of Public Policy initiative but publishes pieces from experts around the world. Since launching in November 2014, we have published more than 3,000 pieces by more than 2,000 authors worldwide.

The site’s first publisher was Professor Tom Kompas, former President of the Asia and the Pacific Policy Society. It was the idea of the inaugural editor, Martyn Pearce, who created and edited the site and its podcasts from 2014 until December 2020. Professor Quentin Grafton was a part of the founding team and was Editor-in-Chief until December 2022.

The site is connected to the Asia and the Pacific Policy Society (APPS) – a community of scholars, public policy practitioners, people working at every level of public policy design and implementation, and the policy-engaged public. Membership of the Society is free and it brings with it significant benefits.

We would like to inform our readers that Policy Forum is no longer accepting new written contributions. We are incredibly grateful for the wide range of voices that have shaped the platform, and we remain committed to offering content that sparks discussion and debate.

Please stay tuned for future updates and opportunities for engagement. All content produced for Policy Forum remains available for republishing and reproduction under a Creative Commons licence.

Thank you for your continued support.