This fact sheet summarises information from the AIHW's online musculoskeletal compendium. Summary Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease marked by inflammation of the joints, most often affecting the hand joints and both sides of the body at the same time. It can also affect the whole body, including the organs leading to problems with the...

This fact sheet summarises information from the AIHW's online musculoskeletal compendium. Summary Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition mostly affecting the joints such as hips, knees and ankles. The main symptoms include pain, stiffness and limited joint movement which get worse over time. Normally, healthy cartilage allows bones to glide over one another. In people with...

This report combines homelessness and public housing data in order to better understand the clients of both. It shows that specialist homelessness agencies were very successful in assisting clients to sustain their public housing tenancies. Summary Public housing policy in Australia has been guided by three overarching objectives: prioritising vulnerable tenants in the allocation of...

Summary: This report describes trends in the occurrence of injury deaths in Australia from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2010 and provides a summary of injury deaths in 2009-10. The information is based on all causes of death recorded on death certificates - that is, the underlying cause of death and any other causes...

Contains comprehensive information on state and territory child protection and support services in 2013-14, and the characteristics of Australian children within the child protection system. Introduction In Australia, statutory child protection is the responsibility of state and territory governments. Each state and territory department responsible for child protection provides assistance to vulnerable children who have...