• Australian student writing on an exam paper (Photo by Lincoln Beddoe/iStock)

    Improving secondary education is not only the right thing to do – it is good for future productivity growth

    9 May 2022

    The declining performance of Australia’s secondary schools is limiting productivity growth. An ambitious, inclusive plan for policy reform is needed to move things in a better direction.

    Jenny Gordon

  • A real partnership with First Peoples is key to Closing the Gap

    9 May 2022

    Governments at all levels need a new mindset which places Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander shared decision making at the centre of policy development, design and delivery.

    Pat Turner

  • A mobile testing site in the car park of Chadstone shopping centre in Melbourne, Australia (DLMcK/iStock)

    The policy dividend of integrated knowledge: perspectives from the COVID-19 experience

    9 May 2022

    COVID-19 reminded us that insights from the lab and the social world must be considered in tandem to tackle some of our hardest public health challenges.

    Peter Doherty

  • Affordable access to high-quality care remains out of reach to many Australians (Photo by Courtneyk/iStock)

    Finding a pathway to better mental health services in Australia

    9 May 2022

    High-quality mental health care is possible. But it will demand structural reform, effective accountability, and the will to make it a reality.

    Ian Hickie

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