Project Description

Return to challenges

Wellbeing

How can Australia prioritise wellbeing and early intervention – including in education and care – to address social and economic challenges?

    Australia needs flexible, place-based childcare

    17 July 2024

    A childcare system that responds to the actual needs of families and local communities will improve equity and increase productivity. Here’s what a flexible, place-based approach might look like.

    Teddy Nagaddya

    Jenna Condie

    Sharlotte Tusasiirwe

  • What next for government as a strategic investor in Australia?

    Simon Rowell

  • Families and communities hold the solutions in child protection – we just need to use them

    Jessica Cocks, Rob Ryan and Ben Spence

  • NSW could be a laboratory of democracy on diverse representation

    Osmond Chiu

More articles

  • Cash splash for aged care, but who pays for services in a new home care system?

    Labor’s October Budget was good news for aged care—but the hard questions of funding the Support at Home program remain. Here’s two ideas for cost sharing models.

    Rachael Lewis and Mike Woods

  • Australia needs a wellbeing economy, not just a wellbeing budget.

    Australia needs a wellbeing economy, not just a wellbeing budget

    The Albanese government’s October budget presents an opportunity to transform the purpose and principles of economic policy.

    Alicia Mollaun

  • Aged care workforce shortages require action from the Jobs Summit & resourcing for high quality care

    While reforms to improve the quality of aged care are welcome, the government must also consider how to resource providers to meet higher standards.

    Nelson Ma, David Brown