Grey Matter is compiled by the Ministry of Health Library and provides access to a selection of the most recent NGO, Think Tank, and International Government reports that are relevant to the health context. Information will be arranged by topic, allowing readers to quickly locate their key areas of interest. Topics will vary each issue, depending upon key publications that have been made during the last month.
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Issue 144, May 2026
Key areas of interest in this issue include: cancer; environment and health; equity; health systems, costs and transformation; mental health and wellbeing; women’s health; and workforce.
Issue 143, April 2026
Key areas of interest in this issue include: cancer; health systems, costs and transformation; mental health and wellbeing; public health; research, technology and innovation; and workforce.
Issue 142, March 2026
Key areas of interest in this issue include: antimicrobial resistance; disability; equity; health policy; mental health and wellbeing; nutrition and obesity; oral health; public health; and research, technology and innovation.
Issue 141, February 2026
Key areas of interest in this issue include: cancer; equity; environment and health; health policy; health systems, costs and transformation; mental health and addiction; pharmacy and medicines; primary and community care; research, technology and innovation; and workforce.
Issue 140, December 2025–January 2026
Key areas of interest in this issue include: disability; environment and health; equity; health of older people; health policy; health systems, costs and transformation; immunisation; mental health and wellbeing; nutrition; pharmacy and medicines; public health; and workforce.
Issue 139, November 2025
Key areas of interest in this issue include: equity; health of young people; health policy; health systems, costs and transformation; pharmacovigilance and medicines; nutrition; public health; women's health; and workforce.
Issue 138, October 2025
Key areas of interest in this issue include: environment and health; health of older people; health policy; health systems, costs and transformation; immunisation; mental health and wellbeing; public health; research, technology and innovation; tobacco; and workforce.
Issue 137, September 2025
Key areas of interest in this issue include: cancer; disability; environment and health; equity; health of older people; health policy; health systems, costs and transformation; mental health and wellbeing; public health; and research, technology and innovation.
Issue 136, August 2025
Key areas of interest in this issue include: disability; environment and health; health of older people; health policy; health systems, costs and transformation; immunisation; public health; and research, technology and innovation.
Issue 135, July 2025
Key areas of interest in this issue include: disability; environment and health; equity; health policy; health systems, costs and transformation; mental health and wellbeing; public health; research, technology and innovation; and workforce.
Issue 134, June 2025
Key areas of interest in this issue include: addiction; equity; health policy; health systems, costs and transformation; immunisation; mental health and wellness; public health; and research, technology and innovation.
Issue 133, May 2025
Key areas of interest in this issue include: disability; equity; health of older people; health policy; health systems, costs and transformation; mental health and addiction; public health; research, technology and innovation; and workforce.
Issue 132, March–April 2025
Key areas of interest in this issue include: equity; health of older people; health policy; health systems, costs and transformation; mental health and addiction; public health; research, technology and innovation; and workforce.
Issue 131, January–February 2025
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Equity; Health Systems, Costs, & Transformation; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Research, Technology, & Innovation; Health of Older People; Workforce; Cancer; Public Health; Environment & Health.
Issue 130 December 2024
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Equity; Health Systems, Costs, & Transformation; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Research, Technology, & Innovation; Health of Older People; Workforce; Cancer; Public Health; Disability; Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity; Health Quality & Safety
Issue 129 November 2024
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Equity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Children & Young People; Public Health; Workforce; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Technology & Innovation; Health Futures; Health of Older People; Pharmaceuticals
Issue 128 October 2024
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Equity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Gambling & Substance Use; Health Promotion; Workforce; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Research, Innovation, & Technology; Child, Youth, & Family Health; Artificial Intelligence; Health of Older People; Public Sector; Antimicrobial Resistance; Cancer
Issue 127 September 2024
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Health of Older People; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Research & Technology; Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity; Child & Youth Wellbeing; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Primary Care; Disability; Family Violence; Cancer; COVID-19
Issue 126 August 2024
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Equity; Public Health; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Child & Youth Wellbeing; Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity; Workforce; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Research & Technology; Health of Older People; Social Care; Climate Change
Issue 125 July 2024
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Equity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; COVID-19; Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Weight; Primary Care; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Artificial Intelligence
Issue 125, 2024 July (pdf, 331 KB)
Issue 125, 2024 July (doc, 259 KB)
Issue 124 June 2024
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; COVID-19; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Cancer; Models of Care; Health of Older People; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Research & Technology; Child & Youth Health & Wellbeing; Quality Improvement & Patient Safety; Artificial Intelligence
Issue 124, 2024 June (pdf, 352 KB)
Issue 124, 2024 June (doc, 281 KB)
Issue 123 May 2024
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Technology, Innovation, & Research; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Health of Older People; Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity; Equity; Health Systems, Costs, & Transformation; Disinformation; Workforce; Violence Prevention; Palliative Care; Addiction; Legislation; Disability
Issue 123, 2024 May (pdf, 405 KB)
Issue 123, 2024 May (doc, 312 KB)
Issue 122 April 2024
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Artificial Intelligence; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Communicable Disease; Quality & Safety; Primary Care; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Research & Technology; Disability; Health of Older People; Climate Change; Policy & Government
Issue 122, 2024 April (pdf, 371 KB)
Issue 122, 2024 April (doc, 306 KB)
Issue 121 March 2024
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Health Systems, Costs, & Transformation; Public Health; Equity; Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Alcohol Use; Long-Term Conditions; Research & Technology; Child & Youth Wellbeing; Health of Older People; Cancer; Therapeutics; Primary Care; Climate Change
Issue 121, 2024 March (pdf, 378 KB)
Issue 121, 2024 March (doc, 305 KB)
Issue 120 February 2024
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Child & Youth Health; Community Engagement; Workforce; Health Systems, Costs, & Transformation; Research, Data, & Technology; Family Violence; Health of Older People
Issue 120, 2024 Februrary (pdf, 358 KB)
Issue 120, 2024 February (doc, 288 KB)
Issue 119 January 2024
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Public Health; Equity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Artificial Intelligence; Child, Youth, & Maternal Health; Workforce; Research & Innovation; Disability; Health of Older People; Occupational Health & Safety; Futures Thinking; Long-Term Conditions
Issue 119, 2024 January (pdf, 362 KB)
Issue 119, 2024 January (doc, 295 KB)
Issue 118 December 2023
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Equity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Health of Older People; Research, Innovation, & Technology; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Disability
Issue 118, 2023 December (pdf, 323 KB)
Issue 118, 2023 December (doc, 263 KB)
Issue 117 November 2023
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Determinants of Health; Climate Change & Sustainability; Public Health; Research & Evaluation; Cancer; Technology & Innovation; Health of Older People; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Equity; Artificial Intelligence; Primary Care; Child, Youth, & Maternal Health; Health Workforce
Issue 117, 2023 November (pdf, 389 KB)
Issue 117, 2023 November (doc, 327 KB)
Issue 116 October 2023
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Climate Change; Public Health; Equity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Artificial Intelligence; Health of Older People; Workforce; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Research & Technology; Child & Adolescent Health; Vaping; COVID-19; Women’s Health
Issue 116, 2023 October (pdf, 362 KB)
Issue 116, 2023 October (doc, 295 KB)
Issue 115 September 2023
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Equity; Public Health; Long-Term Conditions; Disability; COVID-19; Artificial Intelligence; Health Technology & Information; Quality & Safety; Wellbeing; Primary & Community Care
Issue 115, 2023 September (pdf, 346 KB)
Issue 115, 2023 September (doc, 282 KB)
Issue 114 August 2023
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Equity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Child & Youth Wellbeing; Nutrition; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Research & Innovation; Communicable Disease; Quality Improvement; Cancer
Issue 114, 2023 August (pdf, 335 KB)
Issue 114, 2023 August (doc, 271 KB)
Issue 113 July 2023
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Equity; Mental Health & Addiction; Primary Care; Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity; Child & Youth Wellbeing; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Research, Innovation, & Technology; Workforce; Health of Older People
Issue 113 2023 July (pdf, 361 KB)
Issue 113, 2023 July (doc, 295 KB)
Issue 112 June 2023
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Equity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Family Violence; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Research & Innovation; Non-Communicable Disease; Child & Youth Wellbeing
Issue 112, 2023 June (pdf, 354 KB)
Issue 112, 2023 June (doc, 287 KB)
Issue 111 May 2023
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public & Global Health; Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity; Consumer Engagement & Communication; Child, Youth, & Maternal Health; Health Systems, Costs, & Reform; Equity; Data, Research, & Technology; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Health of Older People
Issue 111, 2023 May (pdf, 363 KB)
Issue 111, 2023 May (doc, 292 KB)
Issue 110 April 2023
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Equity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Alcohol, Drug Use, & Gambling; Pandemic Issues; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Technology & Innovation; Health of Older People
Issue 110, 2023 April (pdf, 344 KB)
Issue 110, 2023 April (doc, 279 KB)
Issue 109 March 2023
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Equity; Public Health; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Alcohol; Nutrition & Obesity; Workforce; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Research & Technology; Care Provision; Health of Older People; Cancer; Climate Change
Issue 109, 2023 March (pdf, 345 KB)
Issue 109, 2023 March (doc, 278 KB)
Issue 108 February 2023
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Equity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Cancer; Physical Activity; Quality & Safety; Pharmaceuticals; Child & Youth Wellbeing; COVID-19; Health of Older People; Social Care; Research & Evidence
Issue 108, 2023 February (pdf, 350 KB)
Issue 108, 2023 February (doc, 278 KB)
Issue 107 January 2023
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Equity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Public Health; Long-Term Conditions; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Family Violence; Workforce; Health of Older People
Issue 107, 2023 January (pdf, 347 KB)
Issue 107, 2023 January (doc, 272 KB)
Issue 106 December 2022
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Equity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Family Violence; Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity; Primary Care; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Cancer; Disability; COVID-19
Issue 106, 2022 December (pdf, 338 KB)
Issue 106, 2022 December (doc, 270 KB)
Issue 105 November 2022
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public & Global Health; Equity; Data & Evidence; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Behavioural Sciences; Nutrition & Obesity; Workforce; Health & Wellbeing of Children & Youth; Health of Older People; COVID-19; Health Systems, Costs, & Reform
Issue 105, 2022 November (pdf, 357 KB)
Issue 105, 2022 November (doc, 292 KB)
Issue 104 October 2022
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Equity; Public Health; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Sustainability; Workforce; Quality & Safety; Health of Older People; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms
Issue 104, 2022 October (pdf, 352 KB)
Issue 104, 2022 October (doc, 288 KB)
Issue 103 September 2022
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Equity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Drug Use; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity; Family Violence; Cancer
Issue 103, 2022 September (pdf, 337 KB)
Issue 103, 2022 September (doc, 271 KB)
Issue 102 August 2022
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Health Quality & Safety; Health of Older People; Child & Youth Wellbeing; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Health Technology; Disability & Social Care; Mental Health & Wellbeing
Issue 102, 2022 August (pdf, 340 KB)
Issue 102, 2022 August (doc, 270 KB)
Issue 101 July 2022
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Equity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Drug Use; Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity; Workforce; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Research & Technology; Disability; Health of Older People
Issue 101, 2022 July (pdf, 370 KB)
Issue 101, 2022 July (doc, 304 KB)
Issue 100 June 2022
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Public Health; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Equity; Nutrition & Physical Activity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Drug Use & Addiction; Health of Older People; Cancer; Health Technology; Child Youth & Wellbeing
Issue 100, 2022 June (pdf, 336 KB)
Issue 100, 2022 June (doc, 281 KB)
Issue 99 May 2022
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Equity; Disability; Nutrition; Public Health; COVID-19; Health of Older People; Long-Term Conditions; Child & Youth Wellbeing; Mental Health & Addiction
Issue 99, 2022 May (pdf, 339 KB)
Issue 99, 2022 May (doc, 275 KB)
Issue 98 April 2022
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Health Data, Research, & Technology; Public Health; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Nutrition; Health Equity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; COVID-19; Health of Older People; Substance Abuse; Workforce
Issue 98, 2022 April (pdf, 233 KB)
Issue 98, 2022 April (doc, 272 KB)
Issue 97 March 2022
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Alcohol Related Issues; Public Health; COVID-19; Medicine Access; Mental Health; Child & Youth Wellbeing; Equity; Nutrition & Obesity; Primary Care
Issue 97, 2022 March (pdf, 345 KB)
Issue 97, 2022 March (doc, 266 KB)
Issue 96 February 2022
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Indigenous Health & Wellbeing; Equity; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Mental Health & Drug Use; Workforce; Nutrition; Health of Older People; Public & Global Health; Child/Youth Health & Wellbeing; Long-Term Conditions; Quality & Safety; COVID-19; Primary Care; End of Life Care; Disability; Health Data
Issue 96, 2022 February (pdf, 377 KB)
Issue 96, 2022 February (doc, 301 KB)
Issue 95 January 2022
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Equity; Mental Health, Drug Use, & Wellbeing; Cancer; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; COVID-19; Family Violence; Research Ethics; Health of Older People; Immunisation
Issue 95, 2022 January (pdf, 219 KB)
Issue 95, 2022 January (doc, 262 KB)
Issue 94 December 2021
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Equity; Public & Preventive Health; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Disability; Violence Related Issues; Technology; Misinformation; Vaccination; Advance Care Planning; Long-Term Conditions
Issue 94, 2021 December (pdf, 345 KB)
Issue 94, 2021 December (doc, 285 KB)
Issue 93 November 2021
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Mental Health & Wellbeing; Health Data; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Health of Older People; Public Health; COVID-19; Children’s Wellbeing; Alcohol & Drug Use
Issue 93, 2021 November (pdf, 336 KB)
Issue 93, 2021 November (doc, 264 KB)
Issue 92 October 2021
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Equity; Drug & Gambling Related Harm; Health of Older People; Public Health; COVID-19; Child, Youth, & Family;
Technology & Information; Disability; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Mental Health & Wellbeing
Issue 92, 2021 October (pdf, 371 KB)
Issue 92, 2021 October (doc, 300 KB)
Issue 91 July 2021
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Equity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity; COVID-19; End of Life Care; Workforce; Health Research, Information, & Technology; Population & Public Health; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Cancer
Issue 91, 2021 July (pdf, 380 KB)
Issue 91, 2021 July (doc, 320 KB)
Issue 90 June 2021
Key areas of interest in this issue include: Equity; Mental Health, Substance Use, & Wellbeing; Smoking Cessation; Vaccines; Health Systems, Costs, & Reforms; Violence & Domestic Abuse; Telehealth; Child Health & Wellbeing; COVID-19
Issue 90, 2021 June (pdf, 338 KB)
Issue 90, 2021 June (doc, 300 KB)
