Reports

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Every early childhood educator matters

21 December 2020

It has never been so important to support Australia’s early childhood workforce. The Mitchell Institute's new report provides evidence for a new early childhood workforce strategy for Australia.

Australia to lose half its international students by mid 2021

10 November 2020

New report explores the current decline in international students in Australia following COVID-19 restrictions and models potential further falls that could occur if Australia's borders remain closed.

Educational Opportunity 2020: landmark study reveals entrenched educational inequality

28 October 2020

Australia’s education system is failing up to one in three children and young people, according to the first major study to assess progress against our current national education goals.

Averting an escalating labour market crisis in Australia: A proposed national job cadet program

3 October 2020

New report shows Australia should create a national job cadet program to help young people into work and avert the employment crisis facing young people.

People with mental illness getting 'stuck' in emergency departments

22 September 2020

The Nowhere else to go: why Australia’s health system results in people with mental illness getting ‘stuck’ in emergency departments report has reaffirmed the systemic issues contributing to the mental health crisis.

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