The second interim evaluation report of the Medicare Urgent Care Clinics pilot program, based on program implementation from June 2023 to September 2025. This evaluation addresses the nine Measures of Success that were agreed by the Australian, and state and territory governments. Findings and improvement opportunities have been provided for each of the nine measures.

The report provides early insights into the operations of the Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs) pilot program, based on program implementation from 30 June 2023 to 30 September 2024. It found that 46% of patients would have sought care at an emergency department if the Medicare UCC was unavailable. The report identifies 14 improvement opportunities.

The evaluation of the JobKeeper payment considered both the impact and processes of the entire payment. The effectiveness of JobKeeper was assessed in terms of achieving its objectives. Lessons learned from the design and implementation were also recorded with a view to informing future policy responses. This report details the key findings of the evaluation.

The National Core Maternity Indicators (NCMIs) present information on measures of clinical activity and outcomes to assist in improving the quality of maternity services in Australia by establishing baseline data for monitoring and evaluating practice change.

The Australian Government is undertaking a Cashless Debit Card Trial (CDCT) to deliver and manage income support payments (ISPs), with the aim of reducing levels of community harm related to alcohol consumption, drug use and gambling. This report is focused on identifying initial conditions prevailing in the trial sites before the implementation of the CDCT.