There are still more than 620,000 unemployed people in Australia and an estimated 589,000 underemployed workers. Data collected for The Australia Institute by Newspoll suggests that 52 per cent of full-time employees would be willing to forgo a four per cent pay rise in order to purchase an additional two weeks of annual leave. The...

Drawing on unpublished ABS data, Clive Hamilton concludes that nearly one third of adult Australians rely on medications, alcohol or illicit drugs for metnal well-being. The report shows that men are more likely to seek refuge in alcohol while women are more likely to turn to pills.

This paper considers the likely impact of reforms sought by the US pharmaceutical companies on the PBS system in Australia. The PBS system is currently effective in minimising the price paid by Australians to US pharmaceutical companies. If these price controls were relaxed it is estimated that the cost to Australians of pharmaceuticals will rise...

This Discussion Paper follows on a previous one examining the extent of youth exposure to pornography and the likely effects. It examines the effectiveness of current regulatory arrangements and puts forward new proposals for minimising youth exposure to internet pornography. It also presents the findings of a special survey of parents attitudes to internet pornography.

The current regulatory system for protecting children from Internet porography is failing, according to Michael Flood and Clive Hamilton. They argue for school pornography education, mandatory filtering of content by service providers (with an adult "opt-out" option), and online strategies to minimise children's exposure.