This report takes a closer look at Indigenous Supported Accommodation Assistance Program clients including the reasons why they seek support, what they needed and received while supported, and what their outcomes were.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make up a significant proportion of Supported Accommodation Assistance Program clients. This report takes a closer look at...

This report is a timely reminder of the cost of chronic disease to both the community and economy and provides further evidence for national action to prevent chronic disease.With the Australian population ageing and experiencing increasing rates of some risk factors such as obesity, chronic disease prevalence is on the rise. Chronic disease can result...

This report is the third in a series of national reports providing an overview of eye health in Australia and presents eye injuries from the perspectives of hospitalisations, general practice consultations, emergency department attendances, workers' compensation claims, and also as reported in national surveys.Reducing preventable vision loss has recently been identified as a priority by...

Since the early 1970s, there has been a 22-fold decrease in the number of adoptions in Australia, according to this report.'Adoptions Australia 2007-08', the 18th report in the series, presents the latest data on adoptions of Australian children and children from overseas, and highlights important trends in the number of adoptions over the last three...

Measuring the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples provides a picture of the social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous Australians using data from the 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey and a range of administrative datasets. Measuring the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait...