Australia is one of the healthiest countries in the world. However, despite relatively high standards of health and health care in Australia, not all Australians fare equally well in terms of their health and longevity. Males have a mortality rate that is 1.5 times as high as the rate for females. There would have been...

The report looks at whether school characteristics can influence the emotional and cognitive engagement of 15-year-olds with school. It finds that at age 15 school characteristics, such as school sector and demographics, resourcing, competition and academic orientation, school leadership and teacher quality, and overall school climate, have very little impact on engagement levels. School characteristics...

Minimising the environmental impacts of the Victorian transport system has been a legislated objective since 2010, but the Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure has not adequately addressed this when developing the state's strategic transport and land-use planning framework, according to this audit. Overview The environmental impacts of the Victorian transport system are significant...

Highlights key trends in the oral health and dental care of the Australian population using the most recently available data. It is the latest in the Oral health and dental care in Australia: key facts and figures suite of printed publications and web products. Oral health The major measures of oral health in Australia suggest...

The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, delivering more than $200 million in funding for arts organisations and artists across the country. As a statutory authority, the Australia Council's powers and functions are set out in the legislation under the Australia Council Act 2013. The Strategic Plan...