The report from a review of Australia's organ donation, retrieval and transplantation system. The key findings show a variation in how states and territories capture data and apply costing guidelines. The report identifies 15 recommendations. These address gaps in the complexity of data collection, reporting, costing and funding of organ and tissue donation and transplantation...

Only 527 of around 1,630 potential organ donors became donors in 2024 due to medical and logistic reasons. With 1,800 Australians currently on the transplant waitlist, this report highlights the critical need to increase the consent rate for organ donation to meet the demand for transplants.

The Australian Human Rights Commission is focusing on the rapid development of neurotechnology and how it may challenge human rights. This paper represents an important first step in stimulating discussions and identifying gaps in the Australian response to neurotechnologies.

Many more people want to be organ donors than have actually registered. Around 9 out of every 10 adults say they support organ donation, but only 4 out of every 10 have actually registered. As part of a targeted research campaign, the Organ and Tissue Authority (OTA) engaged BETA to investigate the motivations and barriers...