In the face of recent global crises, the essential role of the care economy has surged to the forefront of economic and social policy discussions. This white paper calls on leaders worldwide to prioritise the care sector. It sheds light on the state of the care economy, emphasising its critical importance to economic growth and...

This report contains quotes and feedback from people who have chosen to die from taking the voluntary assisted dying substance, those who were with them when they died, and trained medical practitioners involved in voluntary assisted dying cases. It details activity from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023, in addition to activity since the...

Palliative care is an approach to care that focuses on quality of life when curative treatments are no longer effective. Everyone has the right to access palliative care. This 'Insights into Practice' paper examines the issues surrounding palliative and end of life care for people with disability.

Australia’s prison population is growing and ageing, which is placing an increasing burden on the provision of healthcare in prison. This paper highlights the significant gap in national data about all elements of palliative care need and provision in prisons, and describes how data collection could be improved.

While access to palliative care is recognized internationally as a human right, from a global health perspective, there are many gaps within the professional services that provide palliative care together with corresponding health inequities for people needing to access palliative care. Palliative care development, or the building and expansion of palliative care services, represents a...