Around the world, blended funding has become a common way to fund general practice. It combines a flexible budget for each patient with a fee for each service. This policy brief argues that Australia should move to blended funding for general practice. But how much funding should be flexible, and how much should remain fee-for-service?

Australia’s integrity agencies can only hold power to account when they are independent in practice, not just in law. This paper argues that integrity agency independence depends on three institutional levers: secure funding, merit-based appointments and robust oversight. It outlines reforms to strengthen these levers and better secure the independence of Australia’s core integrity agencies.

The bulk-billing incentive – a bonus the federal government pays general practitioners (GPs) when they don’t charge patients a fee – has been supercharged twice in recent years. But 'GP deserts’ – the communities with the fewest GP services per person – are being left further behind. This policy brief proposes two policy reforms are...

This report seeks to analyse the viability of introducing a federal whistleblower reward scheme in Australia. It outlines options for establishing a distinctly Australian whistleblower rewards scheme, drawing on international examples. The report considers the benefits of a scheme, the two main reward scheme models and areas of focus for policymaking.

Australia is one of the world’s leading democracies, but cannot take it for granted. This report shows that democracy is backsliding globally, and the world order in which Australia has flourished is being seriously tested. The report identifies five priorities for Australia to build a better and more resilient democracy.