Health systems change

Australia’s health system is a 20th century design, focusing on treating traumatic injury, infectious diseases and single diseases. Today, one in two Australians lives with one or multiple chronic diseases.

Our policy and research outlines the health system changes needed to meet modern day health problems, with a key focus on chronic disease prevention and management.

Food separated on a plate
Opinion
31 May 2023
Disordered eating is a huge problem & not just because it can lead to an…
Opinion
15 May 2023
Australia has way more PhD graduates than academic jobs. Here’s how to…
A group of international students on campus at Footscray Park.
Opinion
10 May 2023
Why unis & vocational colleges are key to Australia’s temporary migration…
An older man in a relaxed suit poses on a treelined street
Media release | News
9 March 2023
Professor Peter Noonan’s legacy lives on through new VU fellowship
Teacher in front of a class of teens in uniform
Opinion
9 March 2023
Year 1 & Year 8 can be surprisingly tough transitions
Close up of university graduation cap with yellow tassle.
News | Opinion
23 February 2023
The Universities Accord will plan for the next 30 years: what big issues…
Paper
22 November 2022
Increasing research evidence translation & utilisation to improve…
woman depressed on couch, holding head with pill bottle in front of her
Paper
22 November 2022
Scaling, integrating & better supporting people with mental disorders to…
man breaking a cigarette in two.
Paper
21 November 2022
Improving tobacco cessation rates in priority populations
A person sleeps on a bed next to a sleep tracker app on their phone, which is displaying data.
Opinion
17 November 2022
Is tracking your sleep a good idea?
Plane at Melbourne airport.
Opinion
2 November 2022
Return of international students highlights increasing gaps between…
Report
7 October 2022
Being Equally Well implementation
A young boy wearing a backpack walking to school holding his mother's hand.
4 August 2022
How the early childhood learning & care system works (& doesn’t work)
High school students at a lecture.
31 May 2022
Reinvigorating & reimagining our schools: A vision for post-pandemic…
Students jumping for joy
17 May 2022
Election 2022: Higher Education Policy Brief
toddler painting an outdoor wall in bright colours
9 May 2022
Huge variation across electorates in childhood development & childcare…
Early childhood teaching student smiles at kindergarten child
9 May 2022
Election 2022: Early Childhood Education & Care Policy Brief
Healthcare workers in PPE
4 May 2022
How do the major parties rate on Medicare? We asked 5 experts
29 April 2022
Election Policy Brief: VET
Test tubes for blood samples in a lab
8 April 2021
What is thrombocytopenia, the rare blood condition possibly linked to the…
21 March 2022
National Consumer Engagement Strategy for Preventive Health project
21 March 2022
More than 1 million Australians have no access to childcare in their area
21 March 2022
Landmark report: A third of Australians living in childcare deserts