Wellbeing

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

How high schools can best prepare students for the real world
29 April 2024

Financial literacy, workplace skills, health consciousness and independent living should all be core lessons for Australian high schoolers.
Maxwell Yong

Mixed messages: policy considerations for the growing use of illicit substances as therapeutic agents in Australia
Policymakers should draw on Australian and international lessons from prescribing cannabis to implement effective regulation for the medicinal use of MDMA and psilocybin.
Jack Wilson, Emily Stockings, and Maree Teesson
Prioritising the rights and best interests of children in law reform
Queensland’s new bail laws will infringe on the human rights of children. A better approach that understands the needs of vulnerable children is needed.
Hannah Gandy
Five research and policy questions to improve societal health and break cycles of disadvantage
How to disrupt policy and enable collective intelligence – for people and place – by asking the questions that matter most.
Alex Fischer & Nick Davis

How high schools can best prepare students for the real world