This is the third in a planned series of annual reports providing a detailed picture of the national response to the palliative care needs of Australians.

The Australian Charities 2013 Report reveals that Australian charities employ nearly 1 million people. Additionally, charities manage around 2 million volunteers. The sector has a combined total income of more than $100 billion, growing by 2 per cent annually since 1990 Over 90 per cent of these are employed by only 10 per cent of...

Sensitive data has often been excluded from discussions about data publication and sharing. It was believed that sharing sensitive data is not ethical or that it is too difficult to do safely. This opinion has changed with greater understanding and use of methods to ‘de-sensitise’ (i.e., confidentialise) data; that is, modify the data to remove...

Summary: Total expenditure on health goods and services in Australia was estimated at $147.4 billion in 2012-13 (9.67% of GDP). This was 1.5% higher than in 2011-12 (after adjusting for inflation), the lowest growth the AIHW has recorded since the mid 1980's. The average annual growth over the last decade was 5.1%. Government funding of...

Provides the Bank's assessment of the current condition of the financial system and potential risks to financial stability. Overview The global financial system continues to be buoyed by strong investor risk appetite. International financial markets have been remarkably stable for much of the past six months, with historically low volatility and ‘search for yield’ behaviour...