This factsheet identifies six key reforms to redress the unfairness created by the Commonwealth’s new political finance laws, and make real progress on combatting the influence of vested interests on the exercise of public power.

This report provides governments with a practical manual for how to achieve better outcomes for the people they serve. It identifies six principles for an effective approach to transformational government change and makes 13 recommendations for practical actions that governments can take to ensure systems are set up to put wellbeing at the heart of...

This paper describes the current child mental health policy landscape in Victoria and at a federal level within Australia, to understand the extent to which mental health competence is targeted and families are currently utilised as a key influence. A range of policies aim to promote mental health competence but they could be improved by...

This report provides baseline estimates of Australia’s health system greenhouse gas emissions in 2021-22, a foundational component of work to achieve a sustainable, high-quality, net zero health system. Future work will focus on addressing limitations to refine emissions estimation methods, and working with state and territory governments and private providers to align approaches to health...

Student retention rates are a key indicator of both student success and institutional performance within Australian higher education. This report presents retention rates among domestic undergraduate students over the past seven years, with a focus on the 2022/2023 period. It finds that overall retention has decreased between 2016 and 2022.