By linking aged care and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) data, this report provides unique insights about younger people living in residential aged care. Key findings include that funding for specialist disability accommodation is used by less than one in three of the NDIS participants who have it.

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.

A collection of nine articles provides short analyses of issues that may be considered over the course of the 48th Parliament. Each article gives a high-level perspective of significant public policy issues, covering background, context and legislative history, as well as some of the policy and legislative directions raised in the public debate.

The report on government services provides information on the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of government services in Australia. This report provides performance reporting for aged care services, services for people with disability, child protection services and youth justice services. It includes a summary of government expenditure in the sector.