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Report
New Zealand by comparison: 2026 Edition
This report measures New Zealand against 28 other countries – including Australia – across more than a hundred indicators, from work and prosperity to health, institutions and the environment. Among this group, New Zealand ranks first for labour force participation, second for economic freedom and fourth for honesty in government. The economic rankings sit much...
Report
Measuring trust in health and medical science
Australia’s comparatively strong trust in health and medical science is under growing pressure, with real consequences for public health, research and the health system –this report warns. The evidence brief examines what Australians say about their trust in health and medical science. It looks at what their behaviours reveal about the state of that trust.
Report
Bitter pill: how Australian patients are missing out on the latest medical breakthroughs
This report identifies 18 specific medicines that want to be listed in Australia but have been deterred by processes and declining investment in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). It finds that Australia’s current policy and medicines funding environment is contributing to a growing number of missing medicines and innovative therapies available in other high-income countries.
Report
Healthy starts: the state of Australia’s child and family health service system
This report maps the experiences of families accessing the network of health services and supports in Australia available from the very beginning of pregnancy, through birth, and across the first 2,000 days of a child’s life. It identifies key system-wide barriers that prevent children and families from accessing high-quality, connected support.
Journal article
Injured workers' experiences of general practitioner care across dual healthcare funding systems: a qualitative study in an Australian workers' compensation context
This study investigates how injured workers in Australia experience general practitioner (GP) care following compensable injury. Their GP care is funded by two distinct systems: Workers’ compensation and Medicare. While operated separately at a structural level, these systems intersect in general practice, creating complex administrative dynamics for patients and treating clinicians.