The Royal Commission has released its fourth issues paper, and is seeking submissions from interested individuals and government and non-government organisations about preventing sexual abuse of children in out-of-home care.

This report provides an overview of asthma hospitalisation patterns over time and across population groups. Summary Asthma is a common chronic condition of the airways, associated with episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness and cough. Hospitalisation for asthma is rarely required as most symptoms are managed in the community through medication use and primary health...

This report outlines the workforce characteristics of 11 allied health practitioners for 2011 and 2012. Summary Registered allied health practitioners This report presents information on the allied health workforce, based on estimates derived from the National Health Workforce Data Set: allied health practitioners 2012. Data for 2011 are presented in Appendix A. This is the...

This publication finds that Australian business spending on research and experimental development (R&D) reached $18.3 billion in 2011-12. By state, the largest increase in expenditure on R&D from 2010-11 was reported in Western Australia (up $320 million), followed by South Australia (up $215 million). The largest decreases were reported in Queensland (down $180 million) and...

This paper highlights that men want more flexibility at all stages of their career and they perform better when they have it. We also know a large number of men have considered leaving their current employer due to a lack of flexibility. The problem is most men believe asking for flexibility is a career limiting...