This guide sets out the definition of earnings, and provides responses to frequently asked questions relating to earnings data in Australia. What are earnings? According to the International Labour Organisation, earnings are remuneration (either in cash or in kind) paid [to] employees for time worked or paid leave. It excludes employers’ contributions to social security...

The Parliamentary Handbook provides detailed information about Parliament including the parliamentary service and political careers of Senators and Members, and details of parliamentary committees and elections. Preface

Overview: This paper summarises a recent Parliamentary Library publication on domestic violence. It provides an overview of the prevalence, risk factors and cost of domestic violence in Australia. This paper uses the term domestic violence to refer to ‘acts of violence that occur between people who have, or have had, an intimate relationship’ which is...

This Quick Guide provides a brief overview of the current debate about whether advanced economies are caught in a period of protracted slow growth or if there are grounds to be more optimistic. What is ‘secular stagnation’? Robert Solow has defined ‘secular stagnation’ as ‘a persistent tendency for a national economy (or group of them)...

This paper presents information on asylum claims, unauthorised arrivals and irregular migration in Australia and Europe, to help address some of the popular misconceptions that surround asylum issues.