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...

Public hospital spending in Australia is high and rising fast. This report shows that spending on Australian public hospitals increased by $3 billion every year on average over the past decade. Yet hospitals are still under strain. The report provides recommendations for the next National Health Reform Agreement and for state and territory governments.

Millions of Australians face an unenviable choice when they need to see a specialist doctor: pay high fees or wait too long for care. This report argues governments must tackle five root problems to improve access to specialist care for all Australians.

Elections are an opportunity to set Australia’s path. This report charts the path to a more prosperous Australia and the policies that should be on the agenda of whoever wins the 2025 federal election. The report offers a comprehensive policy blueprint to improve living standards for all Australians, now and in the future.

Some GPs have much lower vaccination rates among their adult patients than other GPs in the same area. The authors of this report argue that the federal government should step in to boost the protection of vulnerable Australians.