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In the first research of its kind in Australia, the Mitchell Institute has examined access to childcare in over 50,000 neighbourhoods across the country.

To explore childcare access where you live and in neighbourhoods across Australia on an interactive map, select an area below.

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Review of University-Industry Collaboration in Teaching and Learning
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Review of University-Industry Collaboration in Teaching and Learning

8th December 2021

Adjunct Professor Peter Dawkins has delivered the Review of University-Industry Collaboration in Teaching and Learning.

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COVID-19 & early childhood education & care
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COVID-19 & early childhood education & care

28th 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 in 2021
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Australian investment in higher education in 2021

30th 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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Being Equally Well Roadmap
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Being Equally Well Roadmap

26th August 2021

A report recommends big improvements to primary healthcare services to stop people with serious mental illnesses from dying earlier than other Australians.

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Getting Australia's Health on Track 2021
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Getting Australia's Health on Track 2021

12th August 2021

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 2021
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Australia’s Health Tracker by Socioeconomic Status 2021

12th August 2021

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

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Assessing childcare affordability in Australia
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Assessing childcare affordability in Australia

30th 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
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Stuck in transit: international student update

28th 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
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Stepping up: New report maps preschool policies & progress in Australia

17th February 2021

In the context of persistent educational inequality, this report explores preschool policies, enrolments and costs around Australia.

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