Provides information on antenatal care, live births, low birthweight babies, hospitalisations (all and selected causes), disability, mortality, child protection, juvenile justice, alcohol and other drug use and aged care for 29 remote Indigenous communities. Summary The National Partnership Agreement on Remote Service Delivery (NPA RSD) was one aspect of a broader government agenda to reduce...

Imposing the GST on different types of imports has been a contentious topic for some time. Different parts of Australian society stand to benefit or lose significantly depending on how, or whether, the system is changed. This paper outlines the regulatory framework, including the relationship between online shopping and the low value threshold. Executive summary...

Summary: This report is the first in a series by the National Centre for Monitoring Vascular Diseases at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. It describes deaths in the Australian population that result from 3 chronic diseases, acting alone or together: cardiovascular disease (CVD) (including coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke), diabetes and chronic...

This report presents the current state of the Australian Cancer Database (ACD) and identifies and presents approaches for the continued development and enhancement of the database. Summary High quality data are essential national assets for the effective monitoring of cancer incidence, prevalence, survival and mortality in Australia. These data are vital to governments, clinicians and...

This Discussion Paper is the second consultation document in the ALRC's review of the Native Title Act. This Inquiry into the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) focuses on the legal requirements for recognising native title rights and interests and proving connection; the nature and content (scope) of native title rights and interests; the legal processes...