Artificial Intelligence (AI), when scaled responsibly, holds significant potential for healthcare systems. Yet significant barriers to its adoption remain, including fragmented data foundations, regulatory uncertainty, and gaps in governance and workforce capacity. To help support actions toward the responsible scale of AI in health, a policy checklist was developed to guide decision making and prioritisation.

A fundamental transformation in the way health data is managed is needed if Australia is to meet the health challenges of an ageing population, changing disease patterns and increasingly complex health conditions. This report highlights the dangers in Australia’s isolated and incompatible digital health systems, which lead to delays in patient care and poorer health...

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare presents new challenges for women in Australia, particularly as existing gender gaps in health data and research remain unaddressed. AI tools often propagate misinformation and gender bias, while FemTech applications raise significant privacy concerns. This policy brief sets out a gender-informed approach to digital health reform.

The paper highlights key funding priorities essential to supporting the continued growth of the medical software industry and improving healthcare outcomes across Australia. It sets out key issues and recommendations for each federal government portfolio. It identifies a set of priority actions that include a summary of cost, budget impact, benefits and timeline.

This paper highlights the need for a holistic approach to digital health that promotes adolescent wellbeing across multiple domains. It argues specific policy changes, multisectoral collaboration and working in direct partnership with adolescents to create safe, supportive and equitable digital environments are required to address the digital determinants of health in Australia.