Explains key trends in scam activity and highlights the impact of scams on the community.

On a snapshot day in 2013, over 47,000 clients received pharmacotherapy treatment for their opioid dependence at 2,355 dosing points around Australia, according to this report. Summary: Dependence on opioid drugs such as heroin and morphine is associated with a range of health and social problems. Treatment with an opioid pharmacotherapy drug can reduce drug...

Introduction: Middle childhood and adolescence (the "tween and teen years") reflect the prime importance of parenting and positive family functioning to support young travellers on the journey to adulthood. Australia's suite of longitudinal studies, including the Australian Temperament Project (now in its 33rd year) and the flagship, Growing up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of...

Executive summary This paper provides details of House of Representatives by-elections held from that for Darling Downs on 14 September 1901 to the most recent held on 8 February 2014 for Griffith: there have been 147 by-elections, an average of 3.3 per parliament the number of nominations has grown over the years from 2.2 per...

This report on head and neck cancers in Australia presents the latest available information on incidence, mortality, survival and hospitalisations. Overview Head and neck cancer is a term used to describe a range of cancers that occur in the throat (pharynx and larynx), nose, sinuses and mouth. This report presents the most recent data available...