Australian farmers reported spending $3.3 billion on natural resource management during 2004-05, according to this ABS survey. This money was spent managing or preventing weed, pest, land and soil, native vegetation or water-related issues on their agricultural holdings. More than $1.1 billion was spent on weed prevention and management, while land and soil-related activities accounted...

Expenditure and human resources devoted to research and experimental development (R&D) carried out by government and private non-profit organisations in Australia, classified by socioeconomic objective, field of research, type of expenditure, type of activity, source of funds, type of employee and location of expenditure. Most data are expressed in current prices but key aggregates are...

Despite steady improvement over the last three decades, cardiovascular disease remains one of the biggest causes of death in Australia and continues to generate a considerable burden on the population in terms of illness and disability. In relation to direct health care expenditure, cardiovascular disease is the most expensive health condition, costing 11% or 5.4...

Total net takings from gambling during 2004-05 was $15.5 billion, according to this ABS survey of gambling services businesses. The major source of net takings was from poker/gaming machines in clubs, pubs, taverns and bars reaching $8.7 billion or 56.3% of total net takings from gambling. Other major sources of net takings included off-course TAB...

This article provides a brief overview of the prevalence of tobacco smoking and the morbidity and mortality attributed to smoking. Information about the health system costs associated with smoking and the health status and demographic characteristics of smokers is included.