This paper explores the inclusion and representation of cultural medicines across national level policies and practice guidelines for health professionals. It finds that clearer policy guidance, resources and training for all Australian health professionals to engage with cultural medicines are required to uphold cultural safety and the rights of Australia’s First Peoples.

This paper outlines the current issues in early childhood education and care (ECEC) and the policy offerings of the major parties. It suggests that key battles will be over cost-of-living relief on fees and the role of government in shaping the sector, with the outcome of the election likely to determine whether a universal system...

This paper identifies the current major issues for Australian schooling and outlines the policy offerings of the major parties heading into the 2025 federal election. It finds that battlelines are being firmly drawn on school education policy, with the conversation centring on funding, equity and student outcomes.

The report proposes 37 practical, feasible, impactful and evidence-based reform opportunities to improve trust and confidence in the Federal Parliament. It encourages parliamentarians to use available mechanisms to consider these reform opportunities further and build a consensus about the highest priority reforms.

The paper groups financial wellbeing responses into two broad categories: 'comfortable' and 'struggling', focusing on the role of housing. It finds that younger Australians have been hit particularly hard, with multiple sources of financial difficulty. The paper proposes that without targeted policy intervention, financial security becomes increasingly dependent on home ownership status and inherited generational...