This summary outlines how the Systems Thinking Capability-Building Strategy was developed and how it will be implemented in partnership across Australia’s chronic disease prevention system. The paper describes six interconnected themes that shape systems thinking capability and sets out a three-year strategy with clear objectives and action areas, enabling sector-wide leadership and collaboration.

As the population and its needs change, the care and support economy is coming under increasing pressure to deliver high-quality services at a sustainable cost. This report proposes reforms to strengthen connections across sectors and reduce siloed decision-making, improving care quality, making services more efficient and boosting productivity.

This report presents a summary of a Queensland inquiry into elder abuse. The inquiry considered the nature and extent of elder abuse, the effectiveness and cohesiveness of responses to elder abuse, and opportunities to improve responses to elder abuse within the government, broader community, non-government and private sectors. The report provides 16 recommendations.

School attendance in Australia is a big and growing problem. Federal, state, and territory Education Ministers have committed to getting school attendance back to pre-pandemic rates by the end of the decade. However, this analysis shows there is a long way to go. The brief proposes that governments should take five key first steps.

A dedicated strategy for New South Wales (NSW) to respond to the use of domestic and family violence and address perpetrator behaviour. The strategy provides a focus on people who use violence. It recognises that tackling key drivers of violence early is one of the most effective ways to break cycles of violence and protect...