Workforce planning
Alternative labels
Workforce optimisation
Workforce trends
Strategy
Disability reform action plan for government
This paper maps core elements of the proposed reform agenda for Australia's disability sector including areas such as system design, foundational supports, quality and safety regulations, pricing and payments, market management, and workforce development. It highlights the importance of engagement and communication with people with disability, their families and carers, and providers.
Survey Report
2025 AMA rural health issues survey report
This report outlines the results of a survey of 561 rural, regional and remote doctors. Respondents identified the top five most pressing policy priorities as rural hospitals; general practice; workforce; support for reskilling, upskilling and maintaining skills; and access to non-GP specialist services.
Report
Theorising family and domestic violence work: what is the work and who does it?
This report describes research exploring the domestic and family violence workforce in Australia and the work that it undertakes. It focuses specifically on how the work is done and experienced, why it is done in particular ways, and the structural and organisational contexts that shape this work; with the aim of informing workforce development strategies.
Report
From classroom to clinic: strategies for recruiting and retaining men in nursing in NSW
Nurses are the backbone of the New South Wales (NSW) public health system, but persistent workforce shortages pose an ongoing challenge. This report proposes a series of targeted strategies to help address the ongoing nursing workforce shortages in NSW, outlining ways to recruit and retain more men into the profession.
Position paper
Federal election platform 2025
The paper identifies five pillars for health reform with associated policy costings and timeframes. It calls for immediate action to modernise Medicare and to lift public hospitals out of logjam. It also seeks commitments to address growing threats to private health sector sustainability and calls for the implementation of a sugar tax.