The report card provides an accessible snapshot of mental health services within the Australian public hospital system. It explores the capacity and performance of Australia’s public hospitals when providing care to patients who have presented with mental health-related conditions. It aims to highlight trends in hospital service delivery, pinpoint gaps and identify areas for improvement.

This report offers a snapshot of Australia’s hunger problem. It shows persistent and endemic food insecurity with one in three Australian households experiencing food insecurity in the past 12 months. This year’s report highlights a significant lag between economic and household-level recovery.

This report examines affordability and access challenges in mental health care and outlines ways to strengthen Australia’s mental health financial safety net - funding supports that reduce personal treatment costs. The authors identify opportunities for improvement and offer key recommendations to ensure financially vulnerable Australians can access the care they need without falling into hardship.

The Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 aims to reduce system inefficiencies, provide clarity of the law and address perceived abuse of processes in the existing freedom of information framework. This paper outlines the purpose and structure of the Bill, its background, the policy position of non-government parties and independents, and key issues and provisions.

The report outlines the urgent reforms and targeted investments needed to ensure children in Australian public schools can thrive. It provides a roadmap for how governments can deliver on the goals of the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement (2025–2034). Key issues identified include rising student needs, teacher shortages and equity gaps.