The report provides an assessment of Australian state and territory performance against the benchmarks outlined in the Essential Vaccines Schedule for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. Five jurisdictions were deemed to have met all benchmarks assessed in this period.

Ambulance ramping continues to be a critical symptom of the logjam in Australia's public hospitals. This year’s report paints a stark picture: in 2024–25, more patients than ever required ambulance services, with more than 2.4 million people arriving at emergency departments by ambulance and ambulance callout incidents reaching a record high.

This report explores the experiences of Australian men aged 15 to 67, finding that those who have experienced a relationship breakdown are more likely to report suicidal thoughts and behaviours. It discusses a range of implications for policy and practice, including a population-wide approach to interventions following relationship breakdown.

Assertions that the Australian working medical workforce supply is low are common. However, this report finds that Australia’s supply per 1,000 of the population is nearly the highest in the OECD. The report proposes that the challenge for Australia is to shift acute medical care into the community and downsize hospitals.