As one of the largest health systems in the country, Queensland Health operates a diverse range of services, including public hospitals, community health centers, mental health services, and preventive health programs. This policy briefing assesses the overall performance and funding of the health system, including elective surgery wait times, ambulance wait times and access to...

The impact of reproductive health issues on the Australian workforce - and workers’ health and wellbeing - has long been overlooked. This paper calls for the inclusion of one day per calendar month of paid reproductive leave in the Fair Work Act so that every worker who needs it can access paid reproductive leave.

Poor mental health and suicide are significant public health issues. This report calls for the funding model for community response services, like Lifeline, to move from a ‘crisis response’ model to one that is proactive and regularised.

This research project involved one of the largest ever surveys of transport workers in the gig economy in Australia. this report examines pay, conditions, safety and flexibility associated with this work.

This report seeks to analyse and identify the population cohorts that have been excluded from the Australian labour market, finding that equal opportunities and gender equality must be achieved to unlock a cohort of older female workers currently excluded from the workforce.