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Wellbeing

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

    Two minutes is all it takes: measuring food security in Australia

    23 January 2025

    Food insecurity is a growing problem for Australians – but we need better data and evidence to understand it. Here’s how government can implement more robust and comprehensive data collection to inform policymaking on food security.

    Rebecca Lindberg

    Katherine Kent

    Rebecca Lindberg

  • Key objectives for drug policy reform following the NSW Drug Summit

    Jack Wilson, Kate Ross and Steph Kershaw

  • Reducing the prevalence of diabetes and empowering communities for prevention

    Cristy Brooks and Freya MacMillan

  • Better budgeting: measuring the real long-term costs and benefits of policy

    Cressida Gaukroger

More articles

  • A more equitable future for Australians, starting with families

    Recent changes to Australia’s Paid Parental Leave scheme are a positive development. However, government can do more to value care work as a social good, including by encouraging fathers to take paternity leave and integrating parental leave with childcare and education policies.

    Sarah Duffy & Emilee Gilbert

  • Prioritising prevention: a sustainable path to investing in wellbeing

    Some governments are starting to develop better frameworks to understand the benefits of investing in long-term wellbeing and prevention. Here’s where to start.

    Hannah Lobb

  • Australia needs flexible, place-based childcare

    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 & Kate Huppatz