This report shows that the number of online households with broadband increased 92 per cent in the year to June 2006 and 48 per cent of online households now use some form of broadband. Cable broadband decreased in market share, dropping from 19 per cent to 10 per cent of households with broadband. This report...

Just over a third (34%) of Australian businesses undertook some type of innovation during the two years to December 2005, according to ABS figures. Implementing new or significantly improved organisational/managerial processes had the highest result, followed by implementing new or significantly improved operational processes and introducing new or significantly improved goods or services. Over 7%...

National accounts provide a systematic summary of national economic activity and have been developed to assist in the practical application of economic theory. The Australian system of national accounts includes national income, expenditure, product accounts, financial accounts, the national balance sheet, input-output tables and satellite accounts. At their summary level, the national accounts reflect key...

In 2004-05, after adjusting for age differences, 10% of people in Australia reported that they had asthma. This is a slight decrease from the rate in 2001 (12%). This article presents a brief overview of the prevalence, health status, and other characteristics of people with asthma in Australia. In 2004-05, after adjusting for age differences...

This article provides a brief overview of the prevalence of recent injuries with reference to events which resulted in injuries where medical treatment or some other form of action being taken. Risk factors, long term consequences of injury, hospitalisation, health system costs and mortality information are also discussed. This article provides a brief overview of...