Foreword: For more than a decade, Australia has witnessed a sustained reduction in property crime. Yet relatively little is known about what may have caused this decline. This study aimed to explore plausible explanations for the property crime drop by ‘going to the source’ and interviewing a sample of 994 police detainees as part of...

Introduction Countering violent extremism was highlighted as an ‘essential element’ of efforts to deal with the ‘foreign fighters’ issue in a United Nations Security Council resolution adopted on 24 September 2014 (Resolution 2178 (2014)). On 11 January 2015, the White House announced it would host a Summit on Countering Violent Extremism on 18 February 2015...

Summary: Provides estimates of changes in residential property prices in each of the eight capital cities of Australia and related statistics.The information is presented in the form of price indexes for established houses and attached dwellings as well as an aggregated residential property price index. Estimates relating to the total value of the dwelling stock...

This audit assessed the effectiveness of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s delivery of services to Australians travelling or residing abroad. Audit objective and criteria The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s delivery of services to Australians travelling or residing abroad. To form...

The number of people in Australia with a psychological disability has increased between 2009 and 2012. Key results: At the national level, results from the 2012 SDAC showed that: Of all people with any type of disability, 18.5% had a psychological disability. 3.4% of Australians (770,500 people) reported having a psychological disability, with similar rates...