High quality care services – across health care, early childhood education and care, disability support, aged care, veterans’ care and other community services – enable Australians to live independent lives and participate more fully in the community and economy. As the population and its needs continue to change, the care system is coming under increasing pressure to deliver high-quality services at a sustainable cost. 

This interim report presents draft recommendations focused on three key policy reform areas:

• reform of quality and safety regulation to support a more cohesive care economy
• embed collaborative commissioning to increase the integration of care services
• a national framework to support government investment in prevention.

The report is accompanied by a podcast.

The invitation for written submissions closed 15 September 2025.