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Report
Future pharmacy: a better deal for patients and taxpayers
The report highlights that pharmacies in Australia are receiving substantial government funding and generating substantial profits. It identifies the many policies that benefit pharmacy owners at the expense of patients and taxpayers, and how to fix them. The report recommends a multi-pronged strategy to ensure community pharmacies provide better value for patients and taxpayers.
Report
From evidence to impact 2026: policy and practice insights from ACSES
The report brings together recommendations from impactful student equity studies in Australia of the past 12 months. It is intended for practitioners, policymakers and institutional leaders who wish to engage with the findings and recommendations in an accessible, at-a-glance format. The 14 projects included cover research on all four equity groups.
Report
Preparedness for artificial intelligence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health: workforce policy, perspectives and future directions
For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to realise the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, while safeguarding against potential harms, leadership, perspectives and Indigenous Knowledge Systems need to be embedded throughout the AI lifecycle. This scoping and policy review builds on the work of Artificial intelligence for healthcare in Australian Indigenous...
Report
Enhancing adolescent social and emotional well-being
Adolescence is a critical developmental period characterised by rapid physical, cognitive and psychosocial changes that are often accompanied by declines in social and emotional wellbeing. This paper argues for an approach to promoting adolescents’ wellbeing tailored specifically to boys and girls and presents a cross-national analysis of social and emotional outcomes among adolescent girls and...
Briefing paper
The perfect blend: getting flexible GP funding right
Around the world, blended funding has become a common way to fund general practice. It combines a flexible budget for each patient with a fee for each service. This policy brief argues that Australia should move to blended funding for general practice. But how much funding should be flexible, and how much should remain fee-for-service?