Presents the ACCC’s monitoring results and observations about the role of competition in Australian container stevedoring. Key messages There is now greater competition in container stevedoring Increased competition has delivered benefits to users of stevedoring services and the wider Australian community in 2013–14. Productivity has improved, average prices have fallen and there has been considerable...

This discussion paper has been released to seek consultation on options to support the translation of research into commercial outcomes. As part of its Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda, the Australian Government will develop and implement a strategy to improve Australia’s economic performance through better translation of research into commercial outcomes. Better translation of research...

Provides an overview of selected social and economic characteristics of people using subsidised mental health-related services and subsidised prescription medication including the type of services or medication these people are accessing.

This research paper compares the quality of linking two Vocational Education and Training in Schools datasets containing different levels of geography with 2011 Census of Population and Housing data. Executive summary As more governments and research sectors look towards using data integration to better answer policy questions, solving the problem of how to maximise linkage...

This quick guide looks at the level of Australia’s foreign debt, the interest liability on foreign debt and how these have changed over time. It also looks at foreign debt as a component of net foreign investment, the other component being equity investment. Finally, given that Australia’s gross foreign debt is now bigger than its...