Rural and remote communities in Australia continue to face entrenched barriers to accessing timely, person-centred care. This paper calls for national leadership to shift from siloed, input-focused service models to coordinated, outcome-driven approaches. It identifies four key areas for reform to support policy alignment for place-based health solutions.

Post-Study Work Rights (PSWRs) are granted through temporary visas that allow international students to remain and work in the host country after graduation. This research note investigates the economic consequences of extending PSWRs durations. While extending PSWRs was effective in increasing enrolments, it did not lead to clear improvements in international graduates’ labour market outcomes.

This country note provides an overview of the governance of the adult skills system in Australia. Responsibility for adult education, including vocational education and training, is primarily the domain of the state and territory governments. The note outlines stakeholders and responsibilities at national, local and regional levels.

The 2014 reforms to the Disability Support Pension (DSP) resulted in the removal of younger recipients with some work capacity from the DSP. This paper explores the effect on household income and health outcomes for those removed. The findings have important implications for the design of income support payment. The paper provides key insights for...

This paper argues against the Government's proposed new tax on individuals’ total superannuation balances. It focuses on critiquing three key design features: the absence of indexation; the taxation of unrealised capital gains; and the treatment of defined benefit schemes.