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.

With the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement now a decade in operation, this analysis provides an Australian assessment of core outcomes against a backdrop of claims by advocates and critics of the deal. It finds a decade on that Australian public support for ChAFTA remains strong.

This fact sheet reports on progress towards targets to reduce the number of people aged under 65 in residential aged care. It notes that while targets have not yet been met, numbers have been steadily decreasing across all states and territories.