Switzerland
Strategy
Access Consortium strategic plan 2025-2028
The Access Consortium comprises the medicine and healthcare regulatory agencies of Australia, Canada, the UK, Singapore and Switzerland. This updated strategic plan outlines the Consortium's approach to regulatory collaboration, streamlined processes and improved access to safe and effective medicines. Key objectives include encouraging joint applications and supporting regulatory innovation.
Report
Generative AI & journalism
This evidence-based report aims to familiarise the reader with a wide array of AI in journalism use cases, provide grounding on the legal and ethical issues that journalists and audiences identify regarding this technology within journalism, and reveal news audiences’ expectations regarding how this technology should or should not be used.
Literature review
Veterans’ needs in aged care
There are over 4 million veterans in Australia, more than half of them aged over 65. This report synthesises available research on veterans’ needs in aged care, focusing on mental health, cognitive health, physical health, and care experiences. It identifies gaps in research and highlights the importance of trauma-informed and culturally appropriate care for veterans.
Journal article
Serving quarreling masters: frontline workers and policy implementation under pressure
How do frontline workers implement policy when it is politically contested and they face strong pressure from politicians and the media? Based on original data and a multi-method analysis of juvenile justice policy and child protection policy in Switzerland, the authors of this article show that political conflict can change policy implementation when frontline workers...
Report
Some international themes in fiscal equalisation: an Australian perspective
Many countries allocate funds to regional governments to reduce disparities in government services. This is generally known as horizontal fiscal equalisation. Countries implement it in different ways, and with slightly different goals. This paper considers four well established systems, identifying differences and common themes.