Disease management
Report
National review of quarantine
This review report finds that Australia has had remarkable success in managing COVID-19. Our island nation status, early decisions to manage arrivals, and prompt and effective action by public health officials, together with widespread public cooperation, have been key to this success.
Report
Funding rare disease therapies in Australia: 2021 progress update
For the 2 million Australians living with rare diseases, access to medicines can be inadequate. This report reassesses 2014 research by the McKell Institute, assessing the state of rare disease therapies in Australia.
Position paper
Joint position paper: The Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill 2021 (Vic)
This position paper argues that in order to create fit-for-purpose permanent pandemic legislation in Victoria, a suite of interconnected and mutually-reinforcing amendments are required.
Journal article
NSW Health COVID-19 Emergency Response Priority Research program: a case study of rapid translation of research into health decision making
The NSW Health COVID-19 Research Program was established in April 2020 to contribute to minimising the health, social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales (NSW). This paper describes the establishment and implementation of one element of the program, which is focused on the rapid creation of evidence to support urgent...
Report
The use of QR codes to identify COVID-19 contacts and the role of data trust and data privacy
The aim of this paper is to provide an update on attitudes of the general public to data privacy during the COVID-19 period, as well as the factors associated with the use of QR codes and other government apps/web-sites for contact tracing purposes.