Assesses ongoing performance in achieving the National Water Initiative’s integrated environmental water management outcomes. Executive summary The Australian environmental water management review 2014 (this report) is the third in a series of reports prepared by the National Water Commission (the Commission) aimed at promoting improved practice in the management of environmental water in Australia. This...

Details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international involvement. Overview The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) play an integral role in facilitating and maintaining the operations of fair, efficient and effective markets...

This report provides information about mortality due to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Australia, examining trends over time, seasonal variation, international comparison and variation by age, sex, remoteness, Indigenous status, country of birth and socioeconomic disadvantage. Summary Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic lung diseases; COPD mainly affects older...

This report shows what would happen to Australia's population in 20 and 50 years into the future with different growth scenarios. Introduction Periodically there is debate within Australia as to how big or small our population should be in the future. This sparks interest in what is driving growth, and what would happen to the...

The Residential Property Price Index for the weighted average of the eight capital cities increased 10.1 per cent in the past year, according to this release. Overview Provides estimates of changes in residential property prices in each of the eight capital cities of Australia and related statistics. The information is presented in the form of...