These two charters present key information on the Federal Government's Economic Diplomacy initiative, which involves using Australia's international diplomatic assets to advance national and global prosperity. Introduction Australia's prosperity is more connected than ever to developments in the global economy. Our trade with the world is equivalent to 42 per cent of our GDP—a number...

Contains current counts and summaries of road crash deaths and fatal road crashes in Australia. Summary This month's key figures (July 2014) There was a total of 90 road deaths during the month of July 2014. In comparison to the average for July over the previous five years, the current figure is 10.7 per cent...

Summary: This report provides information about Australia's health-care expenditure on arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions, including that on patterns of expenditure by health-care sector, type of musculoskeletal condition, age group, sex and over time. The main findings of the report are that, in 2008-09: In Australia, estimated health-care expenditure on arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions...

This study of almost nine thousand recent migrants examines their labour market integration. Executive summary Between October and December 2013, almost nine thousand recent migrants participated in the first Continuous Survey of Australia’s Migrants (CSAM) since 2011. This cohort – known as CSAM Cohort 1 – comprised Skill Stream Primary Applicants and their Migrating Unit...

An examination of the operation, costs and benefits of the RET, including the economic, environmental and social impacts, the extent to which the objectives of the scheme are being met and the interaction of the RET with other Commonwealth and state and territory policies. Introduction The Review of the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme was...