This brief examines sub-acute residential mental health services as a growing and evidence-based component of Australia's mental health system. It summarises Australian and international research evidence on service effectiveness, consumer and carer experiences, scalability modelling, and implementation challenges.

The report of an investigation into systemic issues within Queensland’s child safety system, to identify systemic weaknesses and to recommend reforms to better protect vulnerable children. It finds that Queensland’s child protection system does not fail because it lacks intent or effort. It struggles because it operates under conditions that make sustained reform difficult to...

This essay investigates technological innovation and the rise of digital platformisation in the care sector, drawing on research that explores the features of digital care platforms and care management platforms for aged care in Australia. The essay outlines two distinct types of digital platforms in operation.

Australia’s care industry is the country’s largest employer and one of its fastest growing sectors. This report provides an overview of the industry’s size, structure and performance. It is designed to help businesses, policymakers and stakeholders understand how the sector is evolving, the economic and workforce pressures it faces, and implications for investment, productivity and...

The evaluation assessed the appropriateness, effectiveness and sustainability of Australian Government-funded initiatives introduced since 2019 to reduce the number of younger people in residential aged care and lessons learned to inform future policy considerations. It found several factors helped reduce younger people entering residential aged care but not to zero.