There are expected to be four redistributions occurring prior to the expiration of the 44th Parliament. This paper outlines the reasons why. Key points: The periodic redrawing of electoral boundaries is required by law to maintain electoral divisions of roughly equal enrolment size within a state or territory. Redrawing of boundaries is known as a...

This audit assessed the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s and Australian Hearing’s administration of the Community Service Obligations program for hearing services. Audit objective, criteria and scope The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DoH’s and Australian Hearing’s administration of the CSO program for hearing services. To form a conclusion...

No single party was directly to blame for the two nights of violence that led to the death of the Iranian asylum seeker Reza Barati at Manus detention centre, according to a long-awaited government-commissioned review. The Cornall review, which places significant emphasis on the conduct of asylum seekers in the runup to the unrest, took...

Foreword: Online fraud occurs when an individual or a business responds in some manner to an unsolicited invitation received via the internet and suffers financial or other detrimental effects as a result. In 2010–11, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012) found that over 1.2 million Australians (6.7% of the population aged 15 years and over)...

This report assesses the potential for existing data sources to improve our understanding of arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions and highlights future opportunities for improving data for monitoring these conditions. Summary Within the Australian population, arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions are highly prevalent, associated with significant disability, and generate large costs for the health and...