We monitor, report and track the performance of Australia's education and health systems, and the outcomes for Australians.

Our reports help inform the development and discussion of improved policy. 

Reports

COVID-19 & early childhood education & care

28 October 2021

Our new report looks at the health risks posed to young children from COVID, their risk of transmitting the virus and the strategies early learning centres need to implement to reduce the risk of transmission.

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Australian investment in higher education 2021

30 August 2021

A new report from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute shows that Australian university profits plummeted by $1.6 billion to just $669 million in 2020.

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Reports

Being Equally Well Roadmap

26 August 2021

A new report from 60 leading Australian health experts recommends major improvements to primary healthcare services to stop people with serious mental illnesses from dying up to 23 years earlier than other Australians.

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Reports

Getting Australia's Health on Track 2021

12 August 2021

More than 60 of Australia’s leading health experts have delivered a national blueprint today to cut the life expectancy gap between the wealthiest and poorest Australians.

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Australia's Health Tracker by Socioeconomic status
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Australia’s Health Tracker by Socioeconomic Status 2021

12 August 2021

Australia’s Health Tracker by Socioeconomic Status 2021 lays bare the dramatic difference in preventable deaths between the top and bottom 20% of income earners.

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Reports

Assessing childcare affordability in Australia

30 June 2021

Childcare is currently unaffordable for 386,000 Australian families or 39% of families who use childcare, a new report from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute shows.

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Stuck in transit: international student update

28 April 2021

Continued border closures mean the value of Australia's intern­­ational education sector is to shrink from $40.3 billion in 2019 to $20.5 billion by the end of 2022, new modelling from the Mitchell Institute shows.

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Stepping up: New report maps preschool policies & progress in Australia

17 February 2021

In the context of persistent educational inequality, this report explores preschool policies, enrolments and costs around Australia, finding reform is urgently needed.

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Australia's Gender Health Tracker

22 December 2020

Australia's Gender Health Tracker highlights how women's and men’s health needs are different. Policies and services must recognise gender as a significant factor in health risk and outcomes.

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