This strategy outlines a vision of where Australia's relationship with South Korea should be in 2025 and how Australia should get there. Over the past 50 years, South Korea has successfully transformed its economic landscape. Since the devastation of the Korean War between 1950 and 1953, the country has developed the world’s 12thlargest economy based...

This report finds that having one body responsible for compliance and monitoring is crucial to maintaining the quality of Australia’s higher education sector. Introduction On the 29th of May 2013, the Australian Government announced its action plan, Assuring quality while reducing regulatory burden. One of the elements of the plan is this review of higher...

Executive summary Research background The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) regulates broadcasting, telecommunications, radio communications and the Internet in Australia. As part of its responsibilities the ACMA manages a national cybersafety education program entitled ‘Cybersmart’. The program targets children, parents, carers, teachers and library staff, and aims to assist these target audiences to manage...

This report reviews Australia's freedom of information laws and the extent to which they provide an effective framework for access to government information. Summary of findings The Review finds that the reforms have been operating as intended and have been generally well-received. Many concerns in submissions raised issues not directly addressed by the 2009 and...

Summary The years from birth to young adulthood (ages 0-24) encompass a breadth of life stages in which males undergo major developmental changes and acquire important social and health behaviours. In 2011, 3.7 million males (more than one-third of the Australian male population) were aged 0-24. Consequently, the health status of this population group is...