Wellbeing
How can Australia prioritise wellbeing and early intervention – including in education and care – to address social and economic challenges?
26 March 2026
Australia has made important progress in digital health, but remote communities are not yet consistently benefiting from it. Bridging this gap will require more coordinated, sustained action across infrastructure, workforce and funding.
Shakeel Mahmood
Education and planning policies should be coordinated to ensure all children have access to nature-based play opportunities for their physical and social enrichment.
Parisa Ziaesaeidi, Mary Hardie & Marissa Lindquist
A comprehensive analysis of forward-looking data could help us identify gaps between our current trajectory and what we really want for our descendants.
Jenny Gordon
Australia should move beyond a market-driven approach to early childhood education and care. Instead, the community and not-for-profit sector should be expanded under a better regulated and adequately funded model.
Isabella Wilson
